Six Active Reading Strategies

Visualize

Clarify

Question

Predict

Connect

Evaluate

*Vicky Called Queen Patricia Cute & Energetic*

Visualize Describe the images you see as the author describes

them. Use the details in the text to create the “movie in your mind”.

Clarify

STOP & PAY ATTENTION!

Summarize what you just read.

This is a great place to stop & check whether you understand the text

As you continue reading, if you find answers to any questions you may

have had, make a note of them

Question

Ask questions about the text

What are you confused by?

What is motivating the character(s)?

Why are certain things happening?

Predict

Try to figure out what will happen next and how the

book might end.

Then read on and see how accurate your guesses are.

Connect

Connect personally with what you are reading.

Think of similarities between the descriptions in the book and anything you

may have experienced.

Also, connect to anything you may have already read or seen in the media (movies,

news, Facebook, Twitter, magazines, newspapers, the Internet).

Evaluate

Form opinions about what you have read-both while you are reading and after you

have finished.

Develop your own ideas about characters and events.

Make a logical guess or come to a conclusion based on the book.

Reading Log

In your binder there should be a reading log section.

You are EXPECTED to read THREE times a week.

After reading, you will journal your thoughts.

On Fridays, you will respond quickly to what you read and your log will be checked!