While reading a text, you will
confirm or
correct your predictions. Your predictions won't always be right, and that's okay! As you read on, you can make new predictions about what will come next, based on the passage's
text structure and
genre.
Before reading, ask questions that will help you predict the type of text and topic.
While reading an
informational text, ask questions like—
What is the overall main idea?
What are the key ideas and supporting details?
How did the author organize the information? Why? How do any text features help me understand the text? |
While reading
literary texts, ask questions like—
- How do characters behave and interact? Why?
- What are the main themes, or messages, in the text?
- How do the historical and cultural settings affect the plot?
- What figurative language does the author use?
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While reading
argumentative texts, ask questions like—
- What is the author's claim?
- What facts does the author use to support the argument?
- Who is the intended audience, or reader?
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After reading any text, you can still ask yourself questions like—
- What did I learn from reading the passage?
- How does what I learned relate to my own life?
- What didn’t I understand? How can I make it clearer?
- In a story, what were the specific plot elements?
- Did characters undergo any changes? How?
- In a poem, did the author use any sound devices?
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