1. RUN NER S http://blogs.tcpalm.com/treasure_coast_running/run.gif

2. R Read the title and scan the text. Make predictions. Re ad the title, look at pictures, scan the text. Make predictions about the genre and author’s purpose. Do the pictures look real or fake? Is there dialogue throughout the passage? Fiction or non-fiction? Be sure to read the writing that is under the title.(sometimes written in italics. Often this will give you a summary, hint at the main idea or give more information about the topic). *Remember these are only predictions, so they may not be correct, but they will get your brain warmed up and thinking.

3. U Underline / highlight key words in the questions Th is will help you set a purpose for reading. You should underline important names, dates, and parts of the question. If a word is already bold or italicized it is not necessary to underline since it is already telling you how important the word is. What is the question really asking? (author’s purpose, main idea, sequencing, etc.)

4. N Number the paragraphs / stanzas If the pass age contains a lot of dialogue, avoid numbering all of the paragraphs.

5. N Now read the passage

6. E Enclose clues to right answers Highlight information in the passage that may be answers to the questions.

7. R Reread the question and all answer choices Read the question again and focus on the words you circled / highlighted from before. Read the question again and read ALL of the answer choices A-D.

8. S Slash the trash and select the best answer Show proof from the passage of where your answer was found (justify).

9. Turn in your test prep book to pgs. 79-85 Archimedes and the Siege of Syracuse / from The Sand Reckoner CAREFULLY RIP OUT THIS WHOLE SECTION! Turn in your test prep book to pgs. 96-101 A Mountain Calling / from The Mountain Trail and Its Message CAREFULLY RIP OUT THIS WHOLE SECTION! Put the Archimedes passages on top and the mountain passages behind that. Put your name at the top of the Archimedes passage. Make sure all of your pages are in order! Staple your answer sheet to the front.

10. Autumn Orchards Read the passage using the RUNNERS strategies and answer questions# 33-37. pgs. 89-91 http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs33/f/2008/308/1/a/Autumn_Orchard_Stock_15_by_SimplyBackgrounds.jpg

11. 33. The speaker develops his point of view in the poem as having a fondness for the orchards. Which line of the poem best supports this point of view?

12. 34. Which lines from the poem best suggest that the speaker views the walks as a kind of pleasant celebration?

13. 35. Read line 13 from the poem. I loved the warm summer nights when onion and garlic fields perfumed the night air. Wh y does the poet use the word "perfumed" in this line?

14. 36. How do the ideas of the last stanza of the poem echo the ideas from the first stanza?

15. 37. What message or theme does the poet communicate by including sensory details in the poem?