7 READING STRATEGIES

Mrs. Plant8th Grade Language Arts

Summarizing

• When Summarizing– Use your own words– Tell “what happened”– Paraphrase the main points

Summarizing

• Example from "The Three Little Pigs": – Three little pigs leave home to seek their

fortunes. Two pigs build their houses of flimsy materials. The wolf blows down their houses and they flee to the third pig’s house. The third pig builds his house out of brick, which the wolf cannot blow down. The wolf comes to the pig's house and tries to get in by climbing onto the roof. The pigs make a plan. Working together, they defeat the big, bad wolf.

Making Connections• There are 3 types of connections:

– Text to Self (T to S): how does what you are reading connect to your life?

– Text to Text (T to T): how does what you are reading connect to something else you've read?

– Text to World (T to W): how does what you are reading connect to society?

Making Connections

• Examples from "The Three Little Pigs":

– (T to S): My sister left home to build a new house with her husband.

– (T to T): "The Three Little Pigs" reminds me of a book I read about a conniving wolf.

– (T to W): In life, people can benefit greatly from working together.

Questioning• Ask yourself: What questions do I

have from what I am reading?• 5 W’s:

• Who?• What?• When?• Where?• Why?• How?

Questioning

• Example from "The Three Little Pigs": –Why do the three pigs build separate

houses at first?– How do they plot to defeat the wolf?

Visualizing

• Ask yourself: What "mental movie" does the text create for me?– Visualizing Starter:• I Can See…

Visualizing

• Example from "The Three Little Pigs": – I can see the wolf huffing and puffing to

blow a pig's house down.

Determining Importance

• Ask yourself: What does the author want me to know? **Hint: Think about the main idea of the

text to help you with Determining Importance.

– Determining Importance Starter:• The author wants me to know…

Determining Importance

• Example from "The Three Little Pigs": – The author wants me to know that three

pigs work together to defeat the wolf. Therefore, the moral of the story is teamwork.

Inferring

• Ask yourself: What logical guess, or prediction, can I make about the text based on what I know already?– Inferring Starter:• I Can Infer (predict)...

Inferring

• Example from "The Three Little Pigs": – (prior to reading the ending) I can infer

that the three little pigs will figure out how to outsmart the wolf and all live happily ever after.

Synthesizing

• Ask yourself: What new knowledge have I formed in my mind about the topics addressed in the text?– Synthesizing Starter:• I Can Synthesize…

Synthesizing

• Example from "The Three Little Pigs": – I can synthesize that individuals who

band together can achieve more positive outcomes than they could have accomplished alone.