Evaluation: A Reading Strategy

1. Evaluation: A Reading Strategy Created by Mrs. Cowan

2. What is evaluation? • Evaluation is when a reader decides what they like or do not like about what they have read. • Evaluation is the reader’s chance to assess the book or text.

3. When do you evaluate a text? • As a reader, you can evaluate a text DURING reading. • As a reader, you can evaluate a text AFTER reading. • In other words, evaluate the text during and after reading.

4. How do you evaluate a text? • Decide if the author was able to make the story come to life. • Decide if the story was informative, entertaining or useful. • Think about how well you understood the text. • Decide if you enjoyed the text.

5. What questions can you ask to evaluate a text? • Did I like the story? • What did I like about the story? What did I dislike? Explain. • What does the story make me think of? • Does the story remind me of anything? Why?

6. Your turn to evaluate the text. Pumpkin SurpriseI was choosing a pumpkin,A fat orange pumpkin,When I spotted a holeIn its side-A hole like a door,A little round door,A door that led straightTo a house-

7. Your turn to evaluate the text. In the space of a minuteI saw what was in it,-It wasn't a thing you'd forget!Curled in that pumpkin,That fat, orange pumpkin,Was a fat, little gray MOUSE.A mouse in a house in a pumpkin.On a floor that was covered with seeds.Curled up and cozy,Snoozy and dozy,Asleep on a soft bed of weeds!

8. Now your turn to evaluate the text. • Turn to a partner and discuss the text. • Be sure to EVALUATE or assess the text. • Remember, evaluation is when a reader decides what they like or do not like about what they have read.

9. Conclusion • Evaluation is when a reader decides what they like or do not like about what they have read. • Evaluation is the reader’s chance to assess the book or text. • Evaluation requires the reader to ask questions during and after reading. • Evaluation allows you to express your opinion about the text.