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Close Reading Strategies. BARRIE. Purpose of Stories? TO TEACH US!. 08/31/2017 - TYPE 1 – STRATEGIES ‘What 4 things do you do while you read to help you understand the text?’. Purpose of Stories? TO TEACH US!. Sometimes reading is HARD!!
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Close Reading Strategies BARRIE
Purpose of Stories? TO TEACH US! 08/31/2017 - TYPE 1 – STRATEGIES ‘What 4 things do you do while you read to help you understand the text?’
Purpose of Stories? TO TEACH US! Sometimes reading is HARD!! What the heck are they talking about in this story? Why did it start in the middle? What are all these new words? Who is this character?
SKILLS!!!! I’m going to teach you some skills on how to become a stronger reader! BUT IT TAKES PRACTICE.
Strategies, in order • Number paragraphs • Circle unknown words or phrases. Underline important information. • Chunk the text
Strategies, in order • Number paragraphs • Chunk the text • Circle unknown words or phrases. Underline important information. • Reread, and summarize each chunk in the LEFT MARGIN. 5. Write what the author is DOING in the RIGHT MARGIN (theme, imagery, arguing, comparing..etc.) 6. Answer any focus questions
INFERENCE & OBJECTIVE SUMMARY • INFERENCE – figuring something out based on the evidence/information you have. • What can you INFER? • You hear screaming. • You see a lot of people. - You smell cotton candy and popcorn.
OBJECTIVE SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: Without your personal FEELINGS!!! Objective / Subjective? The Hunger Games was a stupid movie about a crazy lady who tried to fightthe government. The movie was set in an unrealistic future, and the characters were fake. -----------------------------------The Hunger Games is a movie about a young girl named Katniss who takes on a dictatorship to save the lives of many people. Set in a dystopian future, Katniss must face many challenges to save the ones she loves.