1. RUN NER S http://blogs.tcpalm.com/treasure_coast_running/run.gif

2. R Read the title and scan the text. Make predictions. Re ad the title, look at pictures, scan the text. Make predictions about the genre and author’s purpose. Do the pictures look real or fake? Is there dialogue throughout the passage? Fiction or non-fiction? Be sure to read the writing that is under the title.(sometimes written in italics. Often this will give you a summary, hint at the main idea or give more information about the topic). *Remember these are only predictions, so they may not be correct, but they will get your brain warmed up and thinking.

3. U Underline / highlight key words in the questions Th is will help you set a purpose for reading. You should underline important names, dates, and parts of the question. If a word is already bold or italicized it is not necessary to underline since it is already telling you how important the word is. What is the question really asking? (author’s purpose, main idea, sequencing, etc.)

4. N Number the paragraphs / stanzas If the pass age contains a lot of dialogue, avoid numbering all of the paragraphs.

5. N Now read the passage

6. E Enclose clues to right answers Highlight information in the passage that may be answers to the questions.

7. R Reread the question and all answer choices Read the question again and focus on the words you circled / highlighted from before. Read the question again and read ALL of the answer choices A-D.

8. S Slash the trash and select the best answer Show proof from the passage of where your answer was found (justify).

9. P.T. Barnum - Master Showman from The Humbugs of the World Read the passage using the RUNNERS strategies and answer questions# 14-28. pgs. 44-51 http://envisioningtheamericandream.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/entertainment-political-pt-barnum-scan_pic0069.jpg

10. 14. For which of these claims does the author of "P.T. Barnum - Master Showman" provide the least support?

11. 15. What role does the section titled "P.T. Barnum and 'The Humbug'" play in the passage as a whole?

12. 16. Read these sentences from "P.T. Barnum - Master Showman." Th at massive waterfall is close to 200 feet high in places. Barnum's statement that he had spent a lot of money to obtain this model, along with the implied size, influenced what people expected. Wh ich word from the sentence gives a clue to the meaning of the word "massive"?

13. 17. Based on what Barnum had said about the waterfall in paragraph 6, how did audiences most likely feel when they saw Barnum's model?

14. 18. How do the details about Joice Heth add to the reader's understanding of Barnum's advertising tactics?

15. 19. Which sentence from the passage "P.T. Barnum - Master Showman" shows that Barnum's shows could still be entertaining?

16. 20. Which detail from "P.T. Barnum - Master Showman" should be left out of an accurate summary of the passage?

17. 21. Which quotation by Adams in The Humbugs of the World shows that Adams really wants the Golden California Pigeons?

18. 22. Read these paragraphs from The Humbugs of the World. " But why do you not think of it?" I asked with a suppressed smile. "Because they are so common there," said Adams. "I did not think they would be any curiousity here. I have eaten them in pigeon-pies hundreds of times, and shot them by the thousand!" I was ready to burst with laughter. Wh at role do these paragraphs play in relation to the rest of the passage?

19. 23. Read these lines from paragraph 9 of The Humbugs of the World. I was ready to burst with laughter to see how readily Adams swallowed the bait. but maintaining the most rigid gravity, I replied... Wh at does the phrase "swallowed the bait" mean?

20. 24. In The Humbugs of the World, what does Adams do to convince Barnum that the birds are not valuable enough to keep?

21. 25. Read these sentences from The Humbugs of the World. Si x or eight weeks after this incident, I was in the California Menagerie, and noticed that the "Golden Pigeons" had assumed a frightfully mottled appearance. Their feathers had grown out, and they were half white. A s a result of their feathers growing out, the pigeons had a "mottled" appearance. What does "mottled" mean?

22. 26. Based on Barnum's treatment and description of Adams in The Humbugs of the World, how does the author feel about Adams?

23. 27. Which statement best describes how the authors of the two passages treat their subjects?

24. 28. How are "P.T. Barnum - Master Showman" and The Humbugs of the World alike?