QUESTION When we question, we: SEARCH ~ INVESTIGATE ~ EXPLORE ~ DISPUTE ~ EXAMINE ~ CHALLENGE ~ DOUBT ~ INQUIRE

Read the assigned passage carefully. Think about the main ideas. Jot down 3 – 4 “I wonder…” statements. Ask your group a question that can be answered in the text (an on-the-line question). • Ask a question that requires your group to interpret the text and to draw conclusions (a between-the-line question). • Ask a question that connects the text to ideas, events, and texts other than the one being discussed (a beyond-the-line question). • • • •

 

CLARIFY When we clarify, we: EXPLAIN ~ REREAD ~ SOLVE ~ REFINE ~ MONITOR ~ SIMPLIFY ~ DEFINE ~ REMEMBER

• Read the assigned passage carefully. • Think about the main ideas. • Jot down any words, phrases, and/or ideas that you find confusing. • Jot down any ideas you find confusing. • Try to clear up your confusion – try rereading first. Try using resources. • Share your confusion with your group and explain the strategies you used to clarify. • Ask your group if they were confused. Help your group to clarify their confusion using the same or different strategies.

 

PREDICT When we predict, we: Guess ~ Estimate ~ Assume ~ Infer ~ Speculate ~ Suspect ~ Believe ~ Forecast ~ Project

• Read the assigned passage carefully. • Think about the main ideas. • Based on what you just read, predict what you think you will read next. • Jot down 3-4 predictions. • Tell your group about your predictions. Show clues you noticed in the text that form the basis of your predictions. Does your group agree with your reasoning? • What other predictions can your group make? What evidence in the text supports their predictions?

   

 

SUMMARIZE When we summarize, we: SUM UP ~ REVIEW ~ ORGANIZE ~ DECIDE CONCLUDE ~ JUDGE ~ DETERMINE

Read the assigned passage carefully. Think about the main ideas. Jot down 3-4 main ideas. Tell your group what you think the main ideas of the passage are, in a clear sequence. • Provide at least one key supporting details (an example, a definition, a quote, etc.) for each main idea. • Summarize the passage in one complete thought or sentence. • • • •

 

CONNECT When we connect, we: ASSOCIATE ~ RELATE ~ COMPARE ~ JOIN BRIDGE ~ EQUATE ~ UNITE

• Read the assigned passage carefully. • Think about the main ideas. • Jot down 2 concepts that you can connect to the main idea of this passage OR something else you have read about or studied (text-to-text connections). • Jot down 2 concepts that you can connect to your daily life (text-to-reader connections). • Jot down 2 concepts that you can connect to popular culture, current events, or events in history (text-to-world connections).