Using Reading Strategies in Novels

							                  Reading Strategies in Novels—Appendices 2




Using Reading Strategies in Novels
            Appendices

      Middle and 9th Grades

       Patricia B. Rhodes
           Summer 2007
                                        Reading Strategies in Novels—Appendices 2


                                                                    Appendix 1A
________________________________
NAME
                                KWL CHART
What I know:              What I Want to Know:       What I Learned:
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_________________________________                                           Appendix 1B
NAME

                               MAKE A PREDICTION

Based on what I know from the cover of my novel ____________________________________,
I predict the following:




                                                                            Appendix 1C

TICKET-OUT-THE-DOOR                       ______________________________________
                                          NAME

Write down one thing you have already discovered about your chosen novel.
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                                                                      Appendix 2A

                             Making Connections Chart

Make a Text-to-Text connection (T-T)

The author of this text said:            This reminds me of another book, story,
                                         movie, television show, song…




Make a Text-to-Self connection (T-S)

One part of the text said:               That made me think of the time in my
                                         life when…




Make a Text-to-World connection (T-W)

A part in the text said:                 It reminds me of something I heard
                                         about or know about…
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                                                                           Appendix 2B


Answer the following for your Orca novel.

   1. What is the setting for your novel?



   2. Who are the characters?



   3. Do you like the main character? Why or why not?



   4. What is the conflict in your novel?



   5. Whose point of view is the story told from?



   6. Why do you think the author chose that person to tell the story?



   7. What is the main theme in your novel?



   8. Can you relate to the circumstances in this book in any way?
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                                                     Appendix 3B

                       5 W’S & H

WHAT HAPPENS?




WHO WAS THERE?




WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?




WHERE DID IT HAPPEN?




WHY DID IT HAPPEN?




HOW DID IT HAPPEN?
HOW WAS IT RESOLVED?
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                                                                             Appendix 3C

Think about times that you had already made up your mind about a person or situation
before you had all the information you needed. Write that situation in the first column.
Then think about how your perception changed after you really understood the person or
situation. Write that in the second column.


                                  PERCEPTIONS
Preconceived (What you saw on impact)   How thinking and beliefs changed
#1.




#2.




#3.




#4.
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                                                                       Appendix 4A

                           DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

What the text says   (+)   My opinion, or what I know:(+)My conclusion, or judgment:
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                                                                          Appendix 4B

                               MAKING INFERENCES
Clues from text: (+)         What I know (=)     Inferences




   Inductive Reasoning:

Detail 1:                    Find patterns:                Make Generalization:


Detail 2:


Detail 3:



      Deductive Reasoning:
Generalization:              Prediction 1:                 Conclusion or Final
                                                           Prediction:

                             Prediction 2:


                             Prediction 3:
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                                                                              Appendix 5A

               Rubric for Orca Sounding Novels Poster & Presentation
Name______________________________________ Date_______________________

Scoring:

      0               1           2              3             4            5______
  Not at all      a little    somewhat      pretty much      mostly     completely

                                                  Possible       Self-         Teacher
               Requirements                       Points         Assessment    Assessment
Poster:
Clearly displays book title & author.
Communicates message about book topic,
message, and moral or value conveyed.
Contains information in the form of facts,
examples, and/or statistics on the teen problem
the novel is about.
Contains visible pictures.
Easy to read.
Neat, colorful, and attractive.
No spelling or grammar errors.

Presentation:
Spoke clearly, looked at audience.
Well-prepared, organized, and could answer
most questions from audience.
TOTAL POINTS:

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