1. ________________________________ (Title of Story) _____________________________ (Author of Story) _______________________ (Names) __________ (Class Period)

2. Determining Importance ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____. (Write a summary of the story using only the most important elements. The summary can be no longer than 40 words!)

3. Connecting 1. In the story, when ______________________________________, it made me think of ______________________________ (write something that happened) (write WHAT that something made you think of) because ____________________________. This was a text to self/text/world connection. This helped my comprehension (explain WHY it made you think of it) (circle one) because_______________________________________________________________. (Explain how this helped your comprehension of the story) 2. In the story, when ______________________________________, it made me think of ______________________________ (write something that happened) (write WHAT that something made you think of) because ____________________________. This was a text to self/text/world connection. This helped my comprehension (explain WHY it made you think of it) (circle one) because_______________________________________________________________. (Explain how this helped your comprehension of the story) 3. In the story, when ______________________________________, it made me think of ______________________________ (write something that happened) (write WHAT that something made you think of) because ____________________________. This was a text to self/text/world connection. This helped my comprehension (explain WHY it made you think of it) (circle one) because_______________________________________________________________. (Explain how this helped your comprehension of the story)

4. Visualizing 1. When the author wrote, ___________________________________________________ ___________________, I could see/hear/feel/smell/taste ___________________________ ______________________________ because ___________________________________. 2. When the author wrote, ___________________________________________________ ___________________, I could see/hear/feel/smell/taste ___________________________ ______________________________ because ___________________________________. 3. When the author wrote, ___________________________________________________ ___________________, I could see/hear/feel/smell/taste ___________________________ ______________________________ because ___________________________________.

5. Questioning Right There/Think and Search Question: ____________________________ (circle one) ______________________________________________________________ Response: _____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________. Author and Me/On My Own Question: ________________________________ (circle one) ______________________________________________________________ Response: _____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________. Author and Me/On My Own Question: ________________________________ (circle one) ______________________________________________________________ Response: _____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________.

6. Inferring 1. In the story, when ___________________________________________, I inferred (write something that happened) _______________________________________ because _________________________ (write WHAT you inferred when this happened) (explain why you inferred this) __________________________________________. 2. In the story, when ___________________________________________, I inferred (write something that happened) _______________________________________ because _________________________ (write WHAT you inferred when this happened) (explain why you inferred this) __________________________________________. 3. In the story, when ___________________________________________, I inferred (write something that happened) _______________________________________ because _________________________ (write WHAT you inferred when this happened) (explain why you inferred this) __________________________________________.

7. Synthesizing As I read this story my thinking changed. At first I thought___________________ ______________________, but then I realized _________________________ ________________________________. I also used to think __________________, but learned that ___________________________________ ______________________.