1. Journal: Write down as many observations about the photo as you can
Journal: Write down as many observations about the photo as you can. Then, think about the emotions being portrayed in the photo. What is the mood? Also, think about the story behind the photograph above. What details do you notice that help you develop this story? Give this picture a title to summarize your observations. Explain why you chose the title.

2. Window Pain Rain suggests sadness
I know I’m sad/gloomy when it rains and I know authors often use rain to set this kind of mood in a story
Looks like she’s on the inside looking out beyond the glass almost like she’s trapped.
Since her hand is up, I think she is gesturing toward something outside
I think maybe she’s thinking about someone that she missed because she has a look of longing in her eyes
I think the black and white of the photo contributes to the darkness/sadness portrayed by the rain

3. Active Reading Strategies: Annotation and Dialogue with the Text
Using our observations, ideas, and commentary to enhance our knowledge of what we view, read, and experience.

4. Define Dialogue with the Text
When we “dialogue with the text,” we will examine a picture, text, paper, or experience to explore our internal thoughts and feelings in response to the text. We will record these ideas on the text itself, post-it notes, or reading journals. We will consider literary terms, author’s purpose, background knowledge, questions, ideas, emotions, and vocabulary when analyzing the text. By doing so, we will create a conversation with the text in which we raise questions and turn to the text for answers.

5. Annotation
Annotation is the act of adding notes of explanation to a text. When you practice annotation, you should identify significant elements by marking them in the text or recording them in a reading journal. Then, write commentary to record your analysis of those textual elements. In doing so, you will record your mental conversation with a text. In this way, we will have a record of our initial reaction and continuing consideration of the text as we begin to unpack its meaning.

6. Define Drawing Conclusions
When we draw a conclusion we will reflect on our analysis of the text in order to summarize the overall effect, purpose, or meaning of the text. When drawing a conclusion, we will specifically consider theme, author’s purpose, and the relevance of the text within a contemporary context by making connections between the text and our present lives and current context. We may articulate our conclusion through classroom discussion or by creating an argument about the text in the form of a thesis statement for an essay

7. http://images. nationalgeographic

8. http://images. nationalgeographic

9. Questions to Ask Questions to Ask
What do I already know about this story and characters? 
How can my own life relate to the events the characters experience?
Why do I relate more to the protagonist or antagonist of the story?
What Literary Elements or Devices can I identify in this text?
How do the Literary Elements or devices help or hinder the reader?
Why would the author include this chunk in the text?
How does the author feel about the characters or events in the story and how does this affect the tone of his/her writing?
What type of narrator is present in the text? How does this affect how I read the text?
What theme is becoming evident as I read?
How do I feel or what is the mood when I finish reading the text?