1. Survey, Question, Predict, Read, Reflect, Summarize
SQP2RS
Survey, Question, Predict, Read, Reflect, Summarize

2. PROCEDURES STEP 1: Write the title of the lesson and page numbers.
Notes are based on:
Main Ideas
Big Idea
Define the Key Terms and People

3. SURVEY: PROCEDURES STEP 1: If you were there… TITLES HEADINGS PICTURES
PHOTOGRAPHS
MAPS
DESCRIPTIONS
CAPTIONS
ITALICIZED WORDS
BOLD WORDS

4. SURVEY EXAMPLE
On page 182: The lesson is introduced using an “If you were there” passage. The question from “If you were there” is: Why is this legend important to your family?
The major heading on page 182 is :
China’s Physical Geography
The subheadings are:
A vast and varied land
The rivers of China , p. 183
There is also a Building Background paragraph on this page.

5. Survey Example, p. 183
At the top of page 183, there is a physical map of China. The map includes an interpreting maps question: What rivers can you see on this map?
At the bottom of page 183, there is reading check question that asks: What geographical features limited travel in China?

6. PROCEDURES STEP 2 : Question Turn the HEADINGS into QUESTIONS
1. What is important about studying the physical geography of China?
2. What makes China a vast and varied land?
3. What are the rivers of China?
*Also include reading check questions, questions about vocabulary, and other text questions in your notes.

7. PROCEDURES STEP 3: PREDICT
I predict I will learn:
After responding to the If you were there… question, surveying the text, and developing questions you should be prepared to make an educated prediction about what important information you will learn.

8. PROCEDURES STEP 4: READ
Look for answers to your questions as you read.

9. STEP 5 of Procedures: Respond
Answer your questions --the ones you formed from the headings and the ones found within the text.

10. PROCEDURES Step 6: Summarize
Retell the main parts of what you read in your own words.
How do you write a summary?
Literature Textbook, p. 699.

11. How to Write a Summary Reasons/main idea: Explanations: Examples:
To learn about how the Chinese civilization began with the Shang dynasty along the Huang He.
Explanations:
China’s physical geography made farming possible but travel and communication difficult.
Examples:
Civilizations began in China along the Huang He and Chang Jiang rivers.
WRAP UP: We should learn about the geographic features of China that isolated China from the rest of the world so we can understand how governing and the spreading of ideas were difficult. HSS

12. Summary
Reasons for reading
Explanations
Examples
Wrap-Up