Active Listening/Speaking
What do you do with your eyes when you are active listening?
Make eye contact with the speaker.
When I am speaking, what should my tone be like?
Calm, not rude, not silly.
When working with a group, what are Hogs and Logs?
Hogs - hog the spotlight and don't let anyone else talk or contribute
Logs - sit there like a log land don't participate or contribute to the group
What does the prefix "pre" mean?
Before
Preview
Predict
What does it mean to "annotate" the text?
Mark it up with comments, summaries, and questions. Mark unknow words and underline the most important ideas.
What is your body doing when you are active listening?
Sits up and does not slump in the chair. You might be leaning forward a little.
Is it okay to use hand appropriate hand movements when I am speaking.
Absolutely. This could help clear up any misunderstandings.
What part of the text do you preview BEFORE you read? List two things.
Title
Author
Pictures
Info about the author
Questioning is usually a pre-reading strategy. Could you question the text WHILE you are reading?
Absolutely! As a matter of fact, you SHOULD be asking yourself questions.
What is one thing I should NOT be doing with my backpack when I am active listening?
Digging through it.
Yes, just don't be a bobble head.
Does everyone's opinion matter when working with a group?
Is making predictions a pre-reading strategy? What is a prediction?
Yes, it is a pre-reading strategy. It means that you guess what the story is about or what will happen in the story.
Explain what a "text connection" is, and tell me how you make text connections.
A text connection is when you can relate to something in the text. You use what you already know in your head (from your life experiences) and the words in the text TOGETHER to make a connection.
What is something I should NOT be doing with electronics when I am active listening?
Messing with them.
When you are speaking, should you be looking at your notes or the computer the whole time.
NO! You can glance at it, but make sure you are making eye contact.
What is a consensus in group work?
It means agreeing on something.
Why do we use all of our pre-reading strategies?
They help us understand the text.
What are the 3 types of text connections?
Text to Self
Text to Text
Text to World
When I am speaking, what should my voice volume be?
Loud enough for people to hear, but not yelling.
Three ways to show active listening.
1. Eye contact,
2. Nodding or adding "uh-huh" when you agree
3. Contributing an example on the topic
Asking ourselves questions about the text is important why?
It helps us understand the text and think deeply about what the text means.
A way to find details like a person or place name, an important date, or a definition after you've read a text
Scanning to look for capitalization (for proper nouns), numbers (for dates or amounts), or signal words ("This means..." or "This is defined as..."