2. Metacognition

3. Reading Strategies This week you will: – Revisit the reading strategies you may or may not use. – Consider other reading strategies that you may not use. – Collaborate with others to find out how they READ.

4. 9-1-15 Five Reading Strategies 1.Reading Actively 2.Vocabulary in Context 3.Look for Point and Support 4.Making Inferences 5.Being Aware of the Writer’s Craft Take Notes! Write the title of the slide as a title for your notes.

5. READING STRATEGIES “I READ IT BUT I DON’T GET IT!”

6. STRATEGY #1 - READING ACTIVELY HE WAS FIRST, BY JOHN KELLMAYER P. 110 Preview this text for 3 minutes. Turn your packet over. do you preview a text and what do you gain from doing it this way? How

7. HOW DID YOU CHOOSE TO PREVIEW THE TEXT AND WHAT DID YOU GAIN BY DOING IT THIS WAY? 1.I looked at the title:  What information did the title give you? What were your thoughts after you read it? 2.I read one or more paragraphs :  Which paragraph or paragraphs did you read? Why did you read this or these? How did you read these? What information did you get from doing this? 3.I read straight through:  Did anything slow you down? What information did you retain from reading? 4.I looked for and read through the special features, such as vocabulary lists, charts/graphs, pictures, captions, etc.:  What features does the text have? What did you learn from these features? What is this passage about? How did you preview? Answer the guiding questions following the strategy/strategies you used. Shoulder Share – Discuss the following:

8. STRATEGY #1 - READING ACTIVELY FOUR WAYS TO PREVIEW A TEXT 1. Turn the title into a question. 2.Read one or more paragraphs. 3. Read straight through. 4.Look for special features, such as vocabulary lists, charts/graphs, pictures, captions, inserts, subtitles, footnotes, asterisks, etc. Take Notes! Write the title of the slide as a title for your notes.

9. STRATEGY #1 - READING ACTIVELY FOUR WAYS TO PREVIEW A TEXT 1.Consider the title:  Turn the title into a question then seek to answer it:  Who was first? First to what? Why was this important? Take Notes!

10. STRATEGY #1 - READING ACTIVELY FOUR WAYS TO PREVIEW A TEXT 2.Read the first several paragraphs and the last:  Look for the main idea; the point the author is making. Take Notes!

11. STRATEGY #1 - READING ACTIVELY FOUR WAYS TO PREVIEW A TEXT 3.Read straight through:  Don’t get stuck! Read for pleasure during the first read and try to gain as much information as you can. Take Notes!

12. STRATEGY #1 - READING ACTIVELY FOUR WAYS TO PREVIEW A TEXT 4.Look for special features; vocabulary lists, charts/graphs, pictures, captions, etc.  The author put them here for a reason… They are important! Take Notes!

13. STRATEGY #1 - READING ACTIVELY FOUR WAYS TO PREVIEW A TEXT We will be reading many informational pieces of text… Use the appropriate strategy: 1.Turn the title into a question. 2.Read one or more paragraphs. 3.Read straight through. 4.Look for special features, such as vocabulary lists, charts/graphs, pictures, captions, inserts, subtitles, footnotes, asterisks, etc. Freewrite for 2 minutes in your spiral: What previewing strategy works for you? When do you use each strategy?

14. STRATEGY #1 - READING ACTIVELY HE WAS FIRST, BY JOHN KELLMAYER P. 110 Shoulder Share… do you preview a text and what do you gain from doing it this way? How

15. STRATEGY #1 - READING ACTIVELY ANNOTATIONS - YOU CAN USE 4 COLORS IF YOU WISH MP – Write this in the margin next to the author’s MAIN POINT he/she is making; in the intro P – Write this in the margin next to the POINTS or reasons the author gives within the body paragraphs EV – Write this in the margin next to important EVIDENCE and examples and support the author gives. ? – write a question mark in the margin beside anything you DON’T UNDERSTAND. Underline any vocabulary you don’t understand and LOOK IT UP. Read “He Was First”, by John Kellmayer, p. 110, annotating as you read.