Reading Strategies

8^th Language Arts

As you read, you should keep active reading notes.    The following steps will help you understand the material.  Please come to me if you have any specific questions.

1.     Mark or Highlight:

Write down important quotes, events or happenings. 

2.     Question:

As you read, ask yourself questions and/or make a list of things that you don’t understand.  Then bring these with you when we have class discussions or see me personally.

Clarify:   If you don’t understand some part of your reading, go back and read it again!  Again, ask questions!!

3.     Visualize:

As you read, try to imagine what the writer was trying to do with this piece of writing.  Imagine what the characters, setting and situations must have been like or what they are like.

4.     Predict:

Make some predictions.  What will happen next??

5.     React and Connect: 

Try to connect some aspect of the reading to your own life.  This will make it more meaningful and interesting!

6.  Create a character chart.  Leave enough room so you can add on as the section progresses.  List characteristics of each character, quotes etc…

7.  Write a summary for each section.  Include Who? What? When? Where? Why? 

Name________________

Date________________

Novel/Sections:_____________________

Author:_____________________________

1.        Mark or Highlight (important quotes, events,etc..)
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.        Question/s (I have or wonder about):_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.        Visualize/comments: what do you see?  Draw a picture on the back of images you see or describe them below:

_____________________________________________________________

4.       Predictions: (3 at least)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5.       React and connect at least one connection or reaction.  Make sure to explain:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6.      Character Chart:

List characters with character traits and description in the boxes.  You can have more than one character in a box.

7.      Summary:  Include who, what, where, when, why?

Section /chapter