Strategies
The first habit of a Good Reader
Visualize - Imagine it - See it
Henry Ford was a
car maker
Ford showed an interest in machines
Interest means
wanting to know or learn about something
Where did Henry Ford grow up?
Literary Nonfiction tells
true story with facts and or experiences
The second habit of a Good Reader
Make connections
Examples: text to text, text to self, and text to world
Henry Ford was the leader of
automobile industry
It was the first car many could afford
Afford means
have enough money to pay for
What did Henry Ford do that made it easier to make cars?
assembly line
an account of someone's life written by someone else
biography
The third habit of a Good Reader
Infer - educated guess
First car company made
Model T
They helped develop cities
Develop means
start to exist
What lasting impact did Henry Ford leave on America?
made it possible for people that lived in one area could work in another.
an account of a person's life written by that person
autobiography
The fourth habit of a Good Reader
Question - ask before, during and after reading text
He started car business in
early 1900s
The leader of an automobile industry
Industry means
business that provides a certain product or service,
a factory
Using evidence from the text what can you infer about Henry Ford
Henry Ford was smart because he could make machines
a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources
memoir
The fifth and final habit of a Good Reader
Fix- up strategies - ex: context clues & word parts
Synthesize - putting the pieces together
Cars helped develop
cities and suburbs
Forever changing the face of America means
America was no longer the same; it was better after Henry Ford's invention. Life was easier.
Explain why Henry Ford was a leader in the automobile industry
He made cars affordable, sturdy, reliable while using an assemble line to make cars in a short amount of time.
a story from one's life or personal experiences usually told in first person
Personal Narrative