Previewing and Predicting
An illustration, table of contents, captions, photographs, and headings should be observed when practicing which reading strategy?
Previewing
The five steps to evaluating a text:
1. Identify author's purpose
2. Analyze evidence
3. ___________________
4. Form a judgement
5. Support your evaluation
Assess credibility
The 5 Senses of Visualization are ______
An example of an action in a text is ________
He launched the ball over the fence
True or false, summarizing helps support long term retention of information
true
What genre includes stories that are true, teaches you something, or incudes facts?
Informational/non fiction
True or False: Evaluating can be as simple as liking or disliking a piece of writing
False - It is about analyzing quality, effectiveness, and meaning.
Name a strategy you can use to solve unknown words?
Use context clues
What is an inference?
A logical guess based on textual evidence and background knowledge
The first Ferris wheel was made by and named after George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. He designed it for the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. It was the tallest attraction there, standing 264 feet high. Ferris went on to be remembered for this groundreaking invention, and his skills in architecture and engineering are still referenced today.
Summarize the text in one sentence.
George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. designed and constructed the first Ferris Wheel for the Chicago World's Fair in 1893.
True or false: Previewing and predicting a text has no real effect on overall comprehension
False
What information can Previewing give you?
Genre, characters, Point of View, Author, fiction/nonfiction, etc.
_________ is what the story is mostly about
Main Idea
when inferring information from a text, you can look for clues in dialogue, actions, and __________
descriptions
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
A good summary is __________
shorter and more concise, in your own words, includes only the main ideas and key details
To think about what may happen next in a story.
Predicting
_________ involves forming your own opinion of a text based on textual evidence and reasoning.
Evaluating
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
The 5 W's are __________
Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How
Inferring from a text can help readers build a deeper understanding of _______ and tone.
Theme
SWBST stands for ________
Somebody Wanted But So Then
An example of predictive questioning:
Which path will the main character take? When will the antagonist fight back? Who will betray this character? etc.
To make a movie or paint a picture in your head of what is happening in a text.
Visualizing
Identify
Fact or Opinion? Polar bears, seals and walruses are able to survive in Arctic habitats.
Fact
When summarizing a text, one mainly looks for this key piece of information
Main idea