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Reading Non-Fiction. Strategies to Navigate Non-Fiction Texts. Questions to use BEFORE reading:. APK – Activate Prior Knowledge Ask yourself what you already know about the author or topic. What clues does the title/subtitle reveal?. Questions to use BEFORE reading:. Set a purpose:
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Reading Non-Fiction Strategies to Navigate Non-Fiction Texts
Questions to use BEFORE reading: • APK – Activate Prior Knowledge • Ask yourself what you already know about the author or topic. • What clues does the title/subtitle reveal?
Questions to use BEFORE reading: • Set a purpose: • Why are you reading this article? What is your goal? • Why do you think the author wrote this article? • Formulate questions about the title, topic, or author.
Questions to use DURING reading: • What do you understand from the paragraph you just read? • Read to get the gist of the text first. • Do you need to reread the paragraph to understand what the author is saying? • If you don’t understand it, reread. Good readers read twice (or more!).
Questions to use DURING reading: • Could you summarize its key ideas? • Write them down. • What three words represent key ideas? • Do you need to slow down your reading in order to understand the ideas? What strategies can you use to unlock the meanings in this text?
Monitoring Comprehension DURING reading: • Follow your inner conversation—questions, connections, confusions & new information • Leave tracks of your thinking on Post-Its or index cards or in your notes • Review your thoughts and label what you are thinking and doing as you read • Talk it over with someone—SHARE • What new questions do you have?
Questions to use DURING reading: • Does the author try to persuade you in any way? How? • Can you identify the facts? The opinions? • Write them down. • Do you find the author's evidence convincing? Explain. • What about the evidence do you find confusing? • What words, phrases, statements does the author use that caught your attention? Why? How did they make you feel? What did they make you think?
Spotlight Importance: • Spotlight new thinking • Record important ideas • Target key information • Determine WHAT to remember • Distinguish between YOUR thinking and the author’s • Construct main ideas from supporting details
Questions to use AFTER reading: • What are the main ideas of this article? • What generalizations can be made using the details from the text? • What conclusions can be made from the details described in the selection? • What is the overall theme of this article? • Did the reading leave you with unanswered questions? What are these?