1. 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.
SSR
Where I’m From grades
6 Active Reading Strategies
Notes
Practice with The Maze Runner
Start homework

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

4. 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

5. VISUALIZE Good 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…
Sometimes this is why we don’t like the movie versions of books, they don’t match the movie in our head
Better writers use all 5 senses to help the reader visualize each moment- WIF poems

6. QUESTION
Good 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.
What are some other examples of questions you ask yourself as you read?
I often ask the most questions in my head at the beginning of a book.

7. CLARIFY Clarify means to make CLEAR
Good 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 . . .
Sometimes we take mental vacations when we read. What would happen if you just kept reading after that mental vacation?

8. CONNECT Good 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…
Often times we connect the setting to a place we’ve been before.
Put yourself in the main character’s shoes. How would you feel if you were them? How are they similar/different to you?

9. PREDICT Guess what will happen next
Your prediction should be based on evidence from the book
Read 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.

10. EVALUATE
Form 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…

11. VISUALIZE: The Maze Runner
I can picture…
The movie in my head shows…
I can taste/hear/smell/feel the…

12. 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?

13. CLARIFY: The Maze Runner
Were 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?

14. 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…

15. 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.

16. 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…

17. Closure
Pick two reading strategies and define them with your partner.

18. Bell Ringer: Matching
1. Making educated guesses about what will happen next
Clarify
2. Picturing the plot, characters, and setting in your head
Visualize
3. Asking questions about the author, text, and yourself before, during, and after reading
Connect
4. Relating the story to your life, movies, songs, issues in the world
Question
5. Forming opinions/judgments about characters, plot, or the author
Predict
6. Stopping when you are confused to reread or look up a word you don’t know
F. Evaluate

19. Agenda: September 11th Day 2
Bell Ringer (reading strategies matching)
SSR
Finish Maze Runner examples
Reading Strategies practice scenarios with partner
On your own: Practice with The Hunger Games