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Understanding Non-fiction Texts Using THIEVES

Understanding Non-fiction Texts Using THIEVES. EQ - How can we get meaning from non-fiction texts?. The letters in the word THIEVES helps to remind us how to “take” meaning from non-fiction texts like science or social studies. Title After looking at the title:

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Understanding Non-fiction Texts Using THIEVES

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  1. Understanding Non-fictionTexts Using THIEVES EQ - How can we get meaning from non-fiction texts?

  2. The letters in the word THIEVEShelps to remind us how to “take” meaning from non-fiction texts like science or social studies.

  3. Title • After looking at the title: • What do I already know about this topic? • What does this topic have to do with the preceding chapter? • Does the title express a point of view? • What do I think I will be reading about? THIEVES

  4. Headings • After looking at the headings: • What does this heading tell me I will be reading about? • What is the topic of the paragraph beneath it? • How can I turn this heading into a question that is likely to be answered in the text? THIEVES

  5. Introduction • After looking at the introduction: • Is there an opening paragraph, perhaps italicized or bolded? • Does the first paragraph introduce the chapter? • What does the introduction tell me I will be reading about? • Do I know anything about this topic already? THIEVES

  6. Every First Sentence in a paragraph. • After looking at every first sentence: • What do I think this chapter is going to be about based on the first sentence in each paragraph? THIEVES

  7. Visuals and Vocabulary • After looking at the visuals and vocabulary: • What can I learn from the captions and the photos, drawings, maps, charts, graphs? • Is there a list of vocab terms or are there any words highlighted in the text? • Can I tell them meanings of the boldfaced words from the words around them? THIEVES

  8. End-of-chapter questions • After looking at the end-of-chapter questions: • What do the questions ask? • What information do they earmark as important? • What information do I learn from the questions? • Let me keep in mind the end-of-chapter questions so that I may find it in my text and mark it. THIEVES

  9. Summary • After looking at the summary: • What do I understand and recall about topics covered in the summary? THIEVES

  10. Title Headings Introduction Every first sentence Visuals and Vocabulary End-of-chapter questions Summary THIEVES

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