2. Drawing Conclusions

3. Good readers think about what they read in the story and what they already know. A conclusion is the decision they make when they put these two things together.

4. People were sitting in chairs. The room was dark. They were looking at a big screen. Where were they? I know people might sit to watch things. I know we might watch movies in the dark. I know they were looking at a big screen. They must be at a movie theatre!

5. It’s a sport. You play it with a round ball. You throw the ball through a hoop. I know that there are several sports you can play. Baseball, basketball, soccer??? What sports use a round ball and throw it through a hoop???

6. It orbits a star. It spins on its axis. Some planets have several of these. I know that stars, comets, asteroids, planets, & moons all orbit stars. I know that moons and planets both have an axis. I know it can’t be a planet because it tells me that it orbits a planet. So, what orbits a planet?

7. This animal lives in the ocean. It has smooth gray skin. It has a blowhole. It is a mammal. Sharks live in the ocean. So do whales and dolphins and many kinds of fish. Both sharks and dolphins have smooth gray skin. Sharks are not mammals. It must be a dolphin.

8. Read the following passage. As you read, ask yourself: What is the text telling me? What do I already know? AND

9. In the bottom of the ninth, the Hornets were leading 7 to 4. The Jays had two outs. With three Jays on base and Lefty “Homer” Brooks at bat, anything could happen. Deep in right field, Mike punched his glove. I know that all these terms have to do with baseball. The text tells me that this game is close. Anybody could win at this point.

10. CRACK! Mike squinted into the bright sky until the spinning circle appeared, as tiny as a golf ball. He held his breath as it got closer and closer. He leaped and reached. Suddenly, he felt the sting of a catch. Grinning, he ran to join his teammates.