1. INTRODUCTION TO CLASS STARTERS
HOW TO SET UP THE CLASS STARTER SECTION OF YOUR NOTEBOOK

2. Class Starter Directions
1. Write lesson number, title and date
2. Copy everything in black text. (Write neatly)
3. Completely answer the prompt (in red.)
4. Skip or draw a line between starters
5. No more than 3 starters per page
If you are absent, you must make it up. Starters are graded.

3. RS1 – Before Reading Strategies
Date
Set a Purpose – the reason you are going to read text
Previewing – figuring out what something is going to be about
Activate Prior Knowledge – recall what you already know about a topic
Name 3 ways you can preview new text.

4. RS2 – During Reading Strategies
Date
4. Make a Connection – text to self, text to text, text to world
5. Predict and Check – guess what will happen next... Did it happen?
6. Visualize – picture in your mind what is being described
Make 1 connection to your summer reading choice book, and label what type of connection you made.

5. RS3 – During Reading Strategies
Date
7. Monitor – ask yourself questions as you read to check your understanding
8. Make Inferences - make an educated guess based on what you read and what you know.
Make an inference about the following statement:
“The small yellow lab limped into the house holding up her right paw.”

6. RS4 -Reading Strategy Check
DATE
Name the following strategies:
Checking to see if you understand
Guess what is going to happen in the story
Use what you already know
Skim through the book
Make a picture in your head
Set a reason for reading
Make a guess about the story based on what you read and what you know
“I remember when I lost my dog….”