2. Six Active Reading Strategies  Visualize  Clarify  Question  Predict  Connect  Evaluate *Vicky Called Queen Patricia Cute & Energetic*

3. Visualize  Describe the images you see as the author describes them. Use the details in the text to create the “movie in your mind”.

4. Clarify  STOP & PAY ATTENTION!  Summarize what you just read.  This is a great place to stop & check whether you understand the text  As you continue reading, if you find answers to any questions you may have had, make a note of them

5. Question  Ask questions about the text  What are you confused by?  What is motivating the character(s)?  Why are certain things happening?

6. Predict  Try to figure out what will happen next and how the book might end.  Then read on and see how accurate your guesses are.

7. Connect  Connect personally with what you are reading.  Think of similarities between the descriptions in the book and anything you may have experienced.  Also, connect to anything you may have already read or seen in the media (movies, news, Facebook, Twitter, magazines, newspapers, the Internet).

8. Evaluate  Form opinions about what you have read-both while you are reading and after you have finished.  Develop your own ideas about characters and events.  Make a logical guess or come to a conclusion based on the book.

9. Reading Log  In your binder there should be a reading log section.  You are EXPECTED to read THREE times a week.  After reading, you will journal your thoughts.  On Fridays, you will respond quickly to what you read and your log will be checked!