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Once Upon a Time Once ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ lady ______ ______ ______ ______ house ______ ______ river.
Boat in the Basement Write down everything you remember reading.
Boat in the Basement The Boat in the Basement A woman was building a boat in her basement. When she had finished the the boot, she discovered that it was too big to go though the door. So he had to take the boat a part to get it out. She should of planned ahead.
Gloopy and Blit Gloopy is a borp. Blit is a lof. Gloopy klums like Blit. Gloopy and Blit are floms. Ril had povedBlit to a jonfy. But lo had not poved Gloopy. “The jonfy is for lofs,” Blitbofd to Gloopy. “Rom are a borp.” Gloopy was not klorpy. Then Blit was not klorpy. Questions 1.What are Gloopy and Blit? 2. Who does Gloopy klum like? 3.What did Blit bof to Gloopy? 4. Was Blit klorpy? 5. Why wasn’t Gloopy poved to the jonfy? 6. Why was Blit not klorpy?
Create Mental Images Our brains remember 64,000 faster when we are presented with visuals in conjunctions with learning experiences. • Drawings/ Diagrams • Charts/ Illustrations • Video or Movie Clips
Visualizing Activities Sketch-to-Stretch
Ask Questions Literal (Read the Lines) “Right There Answers” Inferential (Read between the lines) “Have to Think About it Answers” Applied (Read beyond the lines) “Think About it & Add my Feelings/Thoughts
Questions Activities Thick & Thin Questions 20 Questions Game
Make Inferences Go beyond the words on the page. Put clues together to figure out things that aren’t even writing down. Draw conclusions and make predictions.
Inference Activities Picture Walk
Determine Importance Set a purpose for reading Distinguish between fiction and non-fiction What is important and unimportant?
Synthesize Information Think about what you read. What does it mean to you? How does it fit with what you know?
Synthesizing Activities Think-Pair-Share Reader’s Response Journal
Other Non-Fiction Strategies • Investigations • Comprehension Pyramid • Alpha boxes • 20-Square Summary • Book Pass