Active Reading Strategies：积极的阅读策略.pptVIP

Getting Started Syllabus? Notebook? Open your English class notebook and divide the pages in half. The front half will used for daily warm-ups and the second half will be used for notes and writing activities. Always write the date of your entry, title it, and write as neatly as possible. You do not need to copy the questions, but you ALWAYS need to respond in complete sentences. Opening Activity Complete the following sentence with an adjective of your choice: I would describe myself as a _____________ reader. Explain your response. What kinds of things interfere with your ability to read? (Distractions, lack of time, lack of knowledge, lack of interest, none of the above – this isn’t a problem for me.) Textbook Checkout! Today you will pick up your band new English textbook. Keep it at home in a safe place. From time to time, you will need to reference it. Do not lose this book! If you do, you owe Lawndale $100! And you cannot graduate unless you pay your fees. Your freshman year… …you focused on becoming an ACTIVE reader. Who can tell me what being an ACTIVE reader means? As a quick review, what reading strategies do active readers use? Active readers predict, evaluate, clarify, question, visualize and connect. Active Reading Strategies Making the Invisible Visible Predict Questions: What will happen next? How will it end? Does the author give clues? (foreshadow) Sentence starters: I predict that . . . because . . . In the next chapter or section . . . Visualize Questions: What do the characters look like? Sound like? Where does the story take place? (setting) Can I see the events playing out? Can I see details? Sentence starters: When I try to imagine . . . I see . . . Connect Questions: What do I already know? (prior knowledge) How are my experiences similar to the experiences described in the text? Does anything in the text remind me of other stories I have read? Movies I have seen? Ideas I have heard about? Sentence starters: When . . .