Thursday, September 7 - Active Reading Strategies

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze active reading strategies in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.

DO NOW

Write down the definitions in your notebooks:

SUMMARIZE - who, what, when, where, why. Do not include many details in a summary. Also, do not include any quotations from the text.

ANALYZE - to break down and examine carefully.When analyzing, it is important to use supporting details and quotations from the text.

EVALUATE - to form an opinion about something based on evidence

Direct Instruction

What do active reading strategies mean to you?

Read / review active reading strategies handout together.

INDEPENDENT

Silently read the short story, "First Strawberries" and 

annotate using the six strategies - try to use each strategy at least once!

1.VISUALIZE

2. CLARIFY

3. QUESTION

4. PREDICT 

5. CONNECT

6. EVALUTE

Then summarize the story in 2-3 sentences.

CHECK For Understanding

Review with individuals during independent work.
Classroom share out.