What should you focus on when reading nonfiction/informational texts?

main idea and supporting evidence

Inquire about words or idea that you don't understand.

Reading with a purpose to engage with & understand the text.

Imagine what is being describe as a picture in your head.

Guess what will happen next based on what the text says.

Write a short overview of the main ideas.

Use what the text says to understand what it is suggesting.

Which of the following is NOT true about annotation?

There is one specific, correct way to do it.

What does it mean to show active reading skills across a variety of genres?

successfully annotate literature and nonfiction texts on different topics

Relate the story to yourself, the world, or other texts.

Make judgements or claims about the text.

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Domain specific words and strategies to help students understand how to be an active reader.

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Which of the following is NOT a strategy that we use to decode an unknown word?
diction
part of speech
context clues
root words
2
Annotating
Writing thoughts down as you read to show understanding.
Answering questions about the story.
Underlining the main idea.
Highlighting important information.
3
Analyze
Summing up what the text says.
Questioning the text.
Determining the protagonist and antagonist.
Breaking down the details to better understand the whole.
4
What should you focus on when reading nonfiction/informational texts?
main idea and supporting evidence
fancy diction
characters and plot
literary devices
5
Ask Questions
Find all of the literary devices.
Relate the story to other stories you've read.
Inquire about words or idea that you don't understand.
Discover the problem of the text and find the solution.
6
A successful strategy to use when answering multiple choice questions is...
using the same letter for every answer
skimming the text and spending more time reading the questions
process of elimination
taking a guess
7
Active Reading
Reading a bunch of different types of books.
Reading with a purpose to engage with & understand the text.
Enjoying what you are reading.
Reading a lot.
8
Visualize
Remember a time when the same thing happened to you.
See the main idea and the supporting details.
Take a guess about what will happen.
Imagine what is being describe as a picture in your head.
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Predict
Make a claim about the message of the story.
List out the basic plot of the story.
Answer a question that you asked earlier.
Guess what will happen next based on what the text says.
10
Summarize
Write a short overview of the main ideas.
Break down the details and explain their meaning.
Ask questions about what is happening.
Relate the story to yourself or the world.
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Infer
State the main idea.
Use what the text says to understand what it is suggesting.
Connect an idea in the text with real life.
Use textual evidence to support an idea.
12
Which of the following is NOT true about annotation?
It should be your honest thoughts about the text.
There is one specific, correct way to do it.
The goal of annotating is to help yourself understand the text.
You should ask question and make connections to stay engaged with the text.
13
What does it mean to show active reading skills across a variety of genres?
enjoy what you read
successfully annotate literature and nonfiction texts on different topics
successfully annotate texts of different lengths
score well on standardized tests
14
Connect
Find the most important details.
Guess what the author will say next.
Highlight the main idea.
Relate the story to yourself, the world, or other texts.
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Evaluate
Label the main idea.
Underline the words you don't know.
Make judgements or claims about the text.
Label the supporting ideas.

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