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1	Active Reading Strategies Improving Comprehension
2	Do you think about what you read? As you read silently, think about the 5 Reading Strategies:
3	5 Active Reading Strategies:
4	1. Question what you read
5	1. Question what you read What questions come to your mind?
6	1. Question what you read Why do the characters act as they do?
7	1. Question what you read Who tells the story?
8	1. Question what you read What causes events to happen?
9	1. Question what you read When does the action peak or climax?
10	2. Visualize
11	2. Visualize Create a picture in your mind
12	2. Visualize Make use of similes, metaphors, allusions
13	3. Predict
14	3. Predict What do you think will happen? Prove it!
15	3. Predict Foreshadowing (clues)
16	3. Predict Red Herring (false clues)
17	4. Connect
18	4. Connect Text to Self Bring your own experiences to the story.
19	4. Connect Text to Text Make connections with other literature, movies, etc.
20	4. Connect Text to Real World This reminds me of…
21	5. Respond
22	5. Respond What does the story say to you?
23	5. Respond What is the mood of the story?
24	5. Respond What is the theme of the story?
25	5. Respond What are the internal and external conflicts?
26	5. Respond What is the tone of the story?
27	5. Respond What literal meanings are in the story?
28	5. Respond What symbols are in the story?
29	As you read silently, think about the 5 Reading Strategies: