Summarizing
What are the actually terms for the "S/W/B/S/T/L" strategy for Summarizing?
What is Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then, Life Lesson/Theme
What is enhancing comprehension of a text, and helps memory and critical thinking skills.
Why is it beneficial to make predictions before reading a text?
What is activates prior knowledge, engages interest, fosters critical thinking, guides active reading, encourages interaction, promotes metacognition, enhances comprehension, and facilitates monitoring and adjustment.
What is the purpose of asking questions before reading a text?
What is to activate prior knowledge and engage curiosity.
Provide an example of a "Somebody" from a well-known story.
What is ______________? (Try and think of something my old lame person brain will recognize too!)
How can making annotations help improve comprehension?
What is focusing attention, identifying key ideas, clarifying meaning, making connections, monitoring understanding, engaging with text structure, and active reading.
Why might making predictions during reading help with understanding the text?
What is good to stay interested while reading, helpful to pay close attention to details , fostering active processing, guiding comprehension, encouraging monitoring , makes connections to things you already know, promoting reflection, testing hypotheses
What is the difference between thick and thin questions when reading a text?
What is the depth of the question. Thin questions are factual and surface level, thick questions require analysis and deeper thinking
Explain the significance of the "But" portion of summarizing in relation to the plot of a story.
What is a challenge or issue for the character to navigate in order to get to their goal.
What are some common symbols used when annotating texts?
What are Asterisks (*) or Stars (★), Underline or Highlight, Question Marks (?), Exclamation Marks (!), Symbols for Annotation Types (e.g., P for prediction, Q for question, C for connection)
What do you use to make your predictions?
What is specific evidence from the text, and evidence from my own knowledge/experiences
How can asking questions after reading help clarify confusing parts of a text?
What is gaining deeper insight by asking questions that require you to interpret author intent, themes, messages, etc.
What is the purpose of identifying the "So" part of a story's summary?
What is the characters' response or action to the challenges identified.
How do annotations help you remember key information from a text?
What is active involvement helps encode the information into your memory, engaging with the text multiple times reinforces memory retention, visual cues to help trigger memory recall, personal thought, reactions and insights help you "experience" the text, using your prior knowledge helps you "consolidate" and retrieve information in your memory since it is grouped with things you already know.
Can predictions change as you read further into a text? Why or why not?
What is yes, as you gain more information from the text, your understanding evolves. You the revise/refine your initial predictions.
Give an example of a question you might ask before reading a mystery novel.
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Give an example of a Life Lesson or Theme from a popular story.
What is...?(Your Choice!)
How can annotating a text help you analyze the author's writing style?
What are Identifying literary devices, noting word choice, narrative voice and point of view/perspective, pacing and rythym or rhyme, looking at textual elements.
Describe a prediction you made that turned out to be correct.
What is...? (Your choice!)
Give an example of a thick question you could ask while reading poetry.
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