Active Reading
What is active reading?
We think about the text as we read.
True or false, inference is the same as an educated guess?
True.
What are the three types of connection you can make?
What is text to self, text to text, and text to world.
The opposite meaning of a word.
What is one strategy you can use in active reading?
Making connections, inferring, predicting, asking questions
What is the formula for making an inference?
text clues + prior knowledge = inference
What is the goal of making connections?
To increase understanding.
What is a synonym?
A word or phrase with similar meaning.
When do you use active reading?
Before Reading, During Reading, and After Reading
True/False
Your inference can be directly in the text.
False.
What should you avoid when making connections?
What are surface level connections.
What is a definition?
The literal meaning of the word.
True/False
You should ask a question you already know the answer to.
False.
True/False
Inferring is figuring out what the text is really saying.
True.
When making a connection, what are you trying to create?
An "AH-HA" moment or to figure something out.
What is an example in a text.
Explaining what the word means.
True/False
You should read the article title first before reading.
True
What can you infer about this scenario:
The bell rang, all the students stood up and lined up outside on the field.
A fire-drill.
True or False
You only make connections while you are actively reading the text.
False.
What do all of the previous categories have in common?
They are all example of context clues.