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 text's genre and topic.
While reading an
informational text, ask questions like—
What is the central idea of the text?
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
narrative texts, ask questions like—
- What are the relationships and conflicts among characters?
- 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?
- From what point of view is the story told?
- In a play, what effect do stage directions and scene changes have?
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While reading
poetry, ask questions like—
- What sound devices does the author use?
- How does the author use imagery to paint a sensory picture?
- Are the author and speaker of the poem the same person?
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While reading
argumentative texts, ask questions like—
- What is the author's claim?
- Is the author arguing for or against something?
- 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, or society in general?
- 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?
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