1. Please put your name (first and last) on your paper and title it OPTIC.

2.  What is an OPTIC? ◦ How we analyze a visual ◦ Think Pair Share: What are some every day examples of analyzing a visual?

10.  How many pages? ◦ Count how many pages there are to help you plan out how much time you will need to read the selection  Read the conclusion or end questions. ◦ Read the concluding summary or questions so that you can read with a purpose in mind.  Read the introduction or key words. ◦ See what is important

11.  Read the Title and Subtitles ◦ Read the title to see what the selection is about and the subtitles to see where the selection is going  Read the bold, italicized, and colored words ◦ Look for repetition between this step and steps 2 and 3. This helps establish what is important and establishes an order to the selection  Look at the pictures, graphs, maps, etc. and read their captions. ◦ These provide insight as to why what you’re reading about is important and help understanding.