Active Reading Strategies

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Active Reading Strategies

• The Short Story

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PREDICT
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Say to yourself

• I think the title might mean
• I think this character is going to
• Now I think he or she will
• My first prediction doesnt match what I read.
  Now I think

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CONNECT
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Ask yourself

• How would the main character act in my situation?
• How would I act in the main characters
  situation?
• When have I felt the same way as this character?
• What parts of my life does this remind me of?
• What other stories does this remind me of?

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QUESTION
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Ask yourself

• Do I understand what Ive read so far?
• Why did he or she say that?
• Whats going on here?
• What does this mean?

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VISUALIZE
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Ask yourself

• How does this scene, character, or object look?
• Who is in this scene?
• Where are the characters in relation to one
  another and to their surroundings?

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EVALUATE
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Ask yourself

• Does this turn of events make sense?
• Is this character believable?
• What is particularly effective about this
  writers style?
• Do I agree with this idea?

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REVIEW
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Say to yourself

• So far,
• In other words,

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RESPOND
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Say to yourself

• I like this character because
• Id like to ask the writer why
• I wish I could see this place because

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APPLYING THE STRATEGIES

• As you read The Gift of the Magi write comments
  and notes on a separate piece of paper. Be sure
  to use the Active Reading Model you just learned.

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Bibliography

• Glencoe Literature, The Readers Choice, Course 4
  pg. 4 5