 Bell Ringer- Study for Quiz – (10 minutes)  Vocabulary Quiz – (15 minutes)  Discuss ACT Reading– (20 minutes)  Practice Active Reading – (35 minutes)  Summarize today’s activities - (3 minutes)

1. Read the passage taking BRIEF notes as you go. 2. Examine the question stem, looking for clues. 3. Predict answer & select choice that matches. BEFORE looking at answers prevents temptation of wrong answers.

READING TEST Time allowed35 minutes Number of passages4 Number of questions40 Prose Fiction10 Social Studies10 Humanities10 Natural Science10 Scoring1-36

Point ValueReading 12Detail 8Inference 8Generalization 6Function 1Vocab-in-Context 1Writer’s View 36Total

Passages that you might read include: 1. Prose Fiction 1. Excerpts from novels and short stories 2. Social Studies 1. Topics like sociology, history, and economics 3. Humanities 1. Topics like art and philosophy 4. Natural Sciences 1. Topics like biology, chemistry, and physics

 Detail › Think “smaller scale”  Inference › Reading between the lines  Generalization › Think “big picture”  Function › Why does the author do/say this particular thing?  Vocabulary-in-context › Not just “What does this word mean?” but “What does this word mean the way it’s used here?”  Writer’s view › Gets at the author’s attitude as displayed in the passage.

 Long passages  Difficult topics  Keeping multiple opinions straight  Boring

 Read the passage taking BRIEF notes as you go.  Examine the question stem, looking for clues.  Predict answers and select choice that matches.

 Read the passage taking BRIEF notes as you go: › Each passage has 10 questions after it › Hard to keep concepts in questions straight › In a few words (4), summarize main points beside each paragraph › Mark the readings  Underline main points  Circle key terms  Use your own methods

 Asking yourself questions as your read  Critically read  You should ask yourself questions like: › Why did the author write this passage? › What’s the purpose of this paragraph? › Why include this detail? › Do you have a opinion or take a side after reading this passage?

Remember: WHY is more important than WHAT! Stay focused on “big-picture” ideas from the passages, not the individual details, which can always be researched in the passages when a question requires it.

Remember to: Keep straight who said what! Do not confuse which opinion belongs to which source in the passage.

 Watch as I practice Active Reading in Passage 1.  Pay careful attention to the notes that I write after each paragraph.

 Face it, the passages will neither be fun or riveting  When you don’t know the topic or understand it, don’t freak out.  Use the skills that you have to detect meaning  Focus on structure and purpose  Remember the goal: CORRECT ANSWERS

 Read the passage taking BRIEF notes as you go.  Examine the question stem, looking for clues.  Predict answers and select choice that matches.

 Examine the question stem, looking for clues. › Some questions will provide line or paragraph numbers, obvious clues to return to your notes or the passages.  It is very critical to recognize hints given in questions and to quickly locate the information.

 Predict the answer and select the choice that matches your prediction. › Making a prediction before you view the other choices, will protect you from falling for trap answers.

 Read the passage taking BRIEF notes as you go. › Underline sparingly › Jot BRIEF notes!  Examine the question stem, looking for clues. › Look for HINTS!  Predict answers and select a choice that matches. › Cover the answers and predict before you look!

1. C 2. J 3. D 4. G 5. B 6. G 7. A 8. F 9. B 10. J 11. B 12. J 13. C 14. G 15. A 16. G 17. C 18. G 19. D 20. F