Reading Comprehension Strategies
Retelling
To tell a story again
S
Speech - what does the character say? How do they do it? What is their word choice?
Definition of topic
Issues, ideas, or questions that the text explores
Topic Sentence
Tells the reader the main idea, or what the paragraph will be about
True or False: There is only one way to annotate
False
Making Predictions
Making a statement about what will happen in the future
T
Thoughts - What does the character think? What do we learn from their thoughts and ideas?
True or False: Theme is specific to one book
False
Supporting Sentence One
This sentence gives specific details relating to the main idea
Definition of Annotating
Taking notes to give comment or explanation
Asking Questions
Who, what, when, where, why, and how
E
Effects - What is the character's effect on others? How do they interact with other characters?
True or False: Theme is universal
True
Supporting Sentence Two
This sentence gives another specific detail relating to the main idea
True or False: Annotations are meant to reflect the author's interaction with the text
False
Types of connections you can make to a text
Text-to-Self
Text-to-Text
Text-to-World
A
Actions - What does this character do? How do they behave? What can we learn from their actions?
Definition of Theme
An important idea that is woven throughout the story
Supporting Sentence Three
Gives more specific details relating to the main idea
Things to annotate
Vocabulary, characters, drama, questions, etc.
4 Reading Comprehension Strategies
Retelling
Making Predictions
Asking Questions
Making Connections
L
Looks - What does this character look like? What can we learn from how they present themselves to others?
Steps to finding theme
- Create a list of topics
- Pick a topic and write a sentence about what the author believes about that topic
- Cross out the beginning of the sentence
- Give textual evidence
Concluding Sentence
Refers to the topic sentence and sums up the main idea of the paragraph
Benefits of Annotating