Agenda: September 10th Day 1

Bell Ringer: True or False?◦ If you forget your SSR book, you can go get it

from your locker.◦ You may share a pillow with a friend.◦ You must complete an SSR journal prompt every

cycle.◦ Journal responses can be as long or as short as

you want.SSRWhere I’m From grades6 Active Reading Strategies

Notes Practice with The Maze Runner

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What are those voices in your head saying as you read a book?

Why is it important to use reading strategies?

Keep your mind focused on what you’re reading

Help you better understand what you’re reading

Help you connect personally to what you’re reading

Help you remember what you’re reading

VISUALIZEGood readers create pictures in their

minds while they read.Imagine the characters, action, and

setting of the text.Use your senses to activate the

“movie” in your head◦I can picture…◦The movie in my head shows…◦I can taste/hear/smell/feel the…

QUESTIONGood readers ask questions, before,

during, and after reading. Ask questions of the author,

yourself, and the text.◦What do I already know about this

topic?◦How would I feel if this happened to

me?◦Why did…?◦Who is…?◦What would happen if…?◦Why did the author include this

information?See if the text answers your questions.

CLARIFYClarify means to make CLEARGood readers pause and reread if they are

feeling confused.Ask yourself… Can I explain to someone else

what I just read? If not:Look up confusing words or ask for help

◦ Oh, I get it . . .◦ Now I understand . . .◦ This makes sense now . . .◦ No, I think it means . . .◦ At first I thought (fill in the detail), but now I

think . . .

◦ This part is really saying . . .

CONNECTGood readers find connections between

the text and…◦Their lives ◦Other books, movies, or songs ◦Events, people, or issues in the world

◦That reminds me of…◦This made me think of…◦ I read another book that…◦ I saw a movie that also…◦ I remember when…◦ I can relate to this character’s feelings

because…

PREDICTGuess what will happen next Your prediction should be based on

evidence from the bookRead to confirm or revise your

prediction.◦ I predict that…◦ I bet that…◦ I think that…◦Since this happened (fill in detail), then I bet

the next thing that is going to happen is…◦Reading this part makes me think that this

(fill in detail) is about to happen.

EVALUATEForm opinions about the story both

as you read and when you finish. JUDGE the author, characters, and

plot◦This is good/bad because…◦This is hard because…◦I like/don’t like how the author…◦I like/don’t like this character

because…◦I like/don’t like this part because…◦My favorite part so far is…◦My opinion of the ending is…

VISUALIZE: The Maze Runner

◦I can picture…◦The movie in my head shows…◦I can taste/hear/smell/feel the…

QUESTION: The Maze Runner

◦What do I already know about this topic?

◦Why did…?◦Who is…?◦What would happen if…?◦How would I feel if this happened to

me?◦Why would the author include this

information?

CLARIFY: The Maze RunnerWere there any parts of this

passage that confused you the first time you read it?

Are there any words or phrases that you’re not sure about?

CONNECT: The Maze Runner

◦That reminds me of…◦This made me think of…◦I read another book that…◦I saw a movie that also…◦I remember when…◦I can relate to this character’s

feelings because…

PREDICT: The Maze Runner

◦I predict that…◦I bet that…◦I think that…◦Since this happened (fill in detail),

then I bet the next thing that is going to happen is…

◦Reading this part makes me think that this (fill in detail) is about to happen.

EVALUATE: The Maze Runner

◦This is good/bad because…◦This is hard because…◦I like/don’t like how the author…◦I like/don’t like this character

because…◦I like/don’t like this part because…◦My favorite part so far is…◦My opinion of the ending is…

ClosurePick two reading strategies and

define them with your partner.

Bell Ringer: Matching

1. Making educated guesses about what will happen next

A. Clarify

2. Picturing the plot, characters, and setting in your head

B. Visualize

3. Asking questions about the author, text, and yourself before, during, and after reading

C. Connect

4. Relating the story to your life, movies, songs, issues in the world

D. Question

5. Forming opinions/judgments about characters, plot, or the author

E. Predict

6. Stopping when you are confused to reread or look up a word you don’t know

F. Evaluate

Agenda: September 11th Day 2

Bell Ringer (reading strategies matching)

SSRFinish Maze Runner examplesReading Strategies practice

scenarios with partnerOn your own: Practice with The

Hunger Games