1. UNRAVEL
A Reading Strategy that Works! Want better grades? Want to be a better reader? Then UNRAVEL is for you!

2. U U: What will this be about? Underline the title
What does it tell you?
What will this be about?

3. N N This helps you to find and underline your answers.
Number your paragraphs.
This helps you to find and underline your answers.

4. R and A R
Read the questions first. A
Are you circling the important words?
You learn a lot from the questions and the title. This gets you ready to read.
Being a word detective helps you to answer the questions correctly. This gives you better grades.

5. R and A

6. V V
Venture through the text..
Now you can read the passage.

7. E E Take out the trash and keep the treasure.
Eliminate the wrong answers.
Take out the trash and keep the treasure.

8. L L
Let yourself answer the questions. Write the paragraph number if the answer is found in one!
Thoughtfully answer your questions. Be sure to write where you found your answers if they were in the text.

9. Double Double Check!
Double-Double check your work.
Did I answer all the questions? Don’t leave blanks!
Do my answers make sense? Reread where I found them in the text.
Is my name on my paper?
Now you are done.