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Agenda: September 10 th Day 1. Bell Ringer: True or False? If you forget your SSR book, you can go get it from your locker. You may share a pillow with a friend. You must complete an SSR journal prompt every cycle. Journal responses can be as long or as short as you want. SSR
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Agenda: September 10th Day 1 • Bell Ringer: True or False? • If you forget your SSR book, you can go get it from your locker. • You may share a pillow with a friend. • You must complete an SSR journal prompt every cycle. • Journal responses can be as long or as short as you want. • SSR • Where I’m From grades • 6 Active Reading Strategies • Notes • Practice with The Maze Runner • Start homework
What are those voices in your head saying as you read a book?
Why is it important to use reading strategies? • Keep your mind focused on what you’re reading • Help you better understand what you’re reading • Help you connect personally to what you’re reading • Help you remember what you’re reading
VISUALIZE • Good readers create pictures in their minds while they read. • Imagine the characters, action, and setting of the text. • Use your senses to activate the “movie” in your head • I can picture… • The movie in my head shows… • I can taste/hear/smell/feel the…
QUESTION • Good readers ask questions, before, during, and after reading. • Ask questions of the author, yourself, and the text. • What do I already know about this topic? • How would I feel if this happened to me? • Why did…? • Who is…? • What would happen if…? • Why did the author include this information? • See if the text answers your questions.
CLARIFY • Clarify means to make CLEAR • Good readers pause and reread if they are feeling confused. • Ask yourself… Can I explain to someone else what I just read? If not: • Look up confusing words or ask for help • Oh, I get it . . . • Now I understand . . . • This makes sense now . . . • No, I think it means . . . • At first I thought (fill in the detail),but now I think . . . • This part is really saying . . .
CONNECT • Good readers find connections between the text and… • Their lives • Other books, movies, or songs • Events, people, or issues in the world • That reminds me of… • This made me think of… • I read another book that… • I saw a movie that also… • I remember when… • I can relate to this character’s feelings because…
PREDICT • Guess what will happen next • Your prediction should be based on evidence from the book • Read to confirm or revise your prediction. • I predict that… • I bet that… • I think that… • Since this happened (fill in detail), then I bet the next thing that is going to happen is… • Reading this part makes me think that this (fill in detail) is about to happen.
EVALUATE • Form opinions about the story both as you read and when you finish. • JUDGE the author, characters, and plot • This is good/bad because… • This is hard because… • I like/don’t like how the author… • I like/don’t like this character because… • I like/don’t like this part because… • My favorite part so far is… • My opinion of the ending is…
VISUALIZE: The Maze Runner • I can picture… • The movie in my head shows… • I can taste/hear/smell/feel the…
QUESTION: The Maze Runner • What do I already know about this topic? • Why did…? • Who is…? • What would happen if…? • How would I feel if this happened to me? • Why would the author include this information?
CLARIFY: The Maze Runner • Were there any parts of this passage that confused you the first time you read it? • Are there any words or phrases that you’re not sure about?
CONNECT: The Maze Runner • That reminds me of… • This made me think of… • I read another book that… • I saw a movie that also… • I remember when… • I can relate to this character’s feelings because…
PREDICT: The Maze Runner • I predict that… • I bet that… • I think that… • Since this happened (fill in detail), then I bet the next thing that is going to happen is… • Reading this part makes me think that this (fill in detail) is about to happen.
EVALUATE: The Maze Runner • This is good/bad because… • This is hard because… • I like/don’t like how the author… • I like/don’t like this character because… • I like/don’t like this part because… • My favorite part so far is… • My opinion of the ending is…
Closure • Pick two reading strategies and define them with your partner.
Agenda: September 11th Day 2 • Bell Ringer (reading strategies matching) • SSR • Finish Maze Runner examples • Reading Strategies practice scenarios with partner • On your own: Practice with The Hunger Games