Super 8
Annotation Nation
Get A Clue
What to do?
Anchors Aweigh
100
ASKING SOMETHING TO GET A CLEARER MEANING OF THE TEXT
Questioning
100
AT THE END OF A SECTION, GOOD READERS ARE ABLE TO RETELL WHAT YOU READ TO REMEMBER MAIN IDEAS AND IMPORTANT DETAILS
Summarizing
100
Gerard was so hungry that for lunch he CONSUMED three sandwiches and a quart of milk.
ATE, INGESTED, DEVOURED
100
When you have read too fast and did not understand the text.
Slow Down
100
Make an Inference about the picture (use an inference frame/sentence starter:
I infer that the woman is disgusted by the burger because she is making a facial expression that looks like she is grossed out.
200
LINK WHAT YOU READ TO: TEXT TO TEXT, TEXT TO SELF, TEXT TO WORLD
Connecting
200
“FIX-UP” STRATEGY; SELF-CHECK TO ENSURE UNDERSTANDING; WHEN YOU ARE USING ALL READING STRATEGIES, YOU ARE ALSO DOING THIS
Monitoring
200
Mia and I have always been best friends; we grew up ADJACENT to each other.
NEAR, NEXT TO, ADJOINING
200
When you are reading a text for the first time and need to collect the new information
Take Notes
200
When making a connection to a text, how can you start your sentence?
This text reminds me of when I...
I read another text about...
This reminds me of the real world/event/news/TV...
300
CREATE A MENTAL PICTURE, BRINGS TEXT TO LIFE
Visualizing
300
THINK ABOUT THE TEXT AS A WHOLE AND FORM AN OPINION
EVALUATE
300
The teacher asked Lou to stay after school because he pulled a JAPE on the principal.
PRACTICAL JOKE, PRANK, TRICK
300
When a text does not have pictures, but may have a description of subject matter.
Visualize
300
When asking a question what are 3-6 words that you can use to start the question?
WHO? WHAT? WHERE? WHY? WHEN? HOW?
400
“READING BETWEEN THE LINES” STRATEGY; DRAW CONCLUSIONS BASED ON YOUR READING
Inferring
400
Before reading a text, good readers look around to get an idea of the topic
Preview the Text
400
The freezing rain was a FORETASTE of winter.
A sample or suggestion of something that lies ahead, SAMPLE, PREVIEW, SUGGESTION
400
When you are writing a summary of a text with many pieces of information.
Pick out the MAIN IDEAS, KEY DETAILS, or IRRELEVANT INFORMATION
400
By reading the text, I can picture, smell, taste, feel, hear...
Visualization
500
MAKE EDUCATED GUESS ABOUT THE FUTURE BASED ON CLUES FROM THE TEXT
Predicting
500
Using these, good readers can identify the meaning of unknown words using the words around them
Context Clues
500
We were all pretty APATHETIC during the movie about animals, but we became interested when it started showing all the tricks the dogs could do.
UNINTERESTED, INDIFFERENT, UNCARING, LACKING INTEREST
500
When a text does not provide clues to help get a better understanding
Use your PRIOR KNOWLEDGE, PAST EXPERIENCES
500
My opinion of this text as a whole is...
Evaluation