Connecting
Predicting
Visualizing
Summarizing
General
100
Explain what connecting is.

Relating a story to your life or something you have seen or heard. 

100

Explain what predicting is. 

Making an informed guess about what will happen next in the story. 

100

Explain what visualizing is. 

Using your 5 senses to imagine (or visualize) that you are part of the story. 

100

Explain what summarizing is.

Retelling the most important parts of a story. 
100

What is another name for comprehension?

Understanding

200

What symbol do we use for connecting?

(Fingers make a chain)

200

Card 1

He will prank himself.

200

Name the 5 senses.

Smell, touch, taste, see, hear

200

Name 3 things that must be included in a good summary.

Who (Characters), What (Plot/Problem), When/Where (Setting), Why/How (Solution)

200

Name 3 subjects where comprehension is used.

Reading, math, science, social studies, gym class, music class, etc.....

300

Card 2

(Connect)

300

Card 3

They will have enough money for ice cream now

300

Name the senses: The warm breeze blew the scent of sweet flowers through the air.

touch and smell

300

Summarize what you did yesterday after summer school.

(varies)

300

What is the difference between being able to read a story and being able to comprehend a story?

Reading is knowing the words.  Comprehending is understanding what they say.

400

Which type of connecting is this?  I visited an alligator farm on vacation, then I read a story about alligators in class

To self

400

What symbol do we use for predicting?

(Looking into the future)

400

What symbol do we use for visualizing?

(Hands like you are taking a picture)

400

Summarize the 5 learning strategies that you have learned so far. 

Connecting, predicting, visualizing, inferring, summarizing

400

Name a comprehension strategy that can help you remember the story. 

Any of them!

500

What are the 3 types of connections you can make?

Connect to self

Connect to world

Connect to text

500

Name the 2 things needed to make a good prediction.

Prior knowledge (experience) and the author's clues.

500

What is another name for visualizing?

Imaging

500

Name at least 3 things that should be included in a good summary. 

Who (Characters), What (Plot/Problem), When/Where (Setting), Why/How (Solution)

500

What is inferring? (making an inference)

Making guesses about things the author didn't say
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