5 Key
Divide the reading into
thirds. Write at least a paragraph about
each of the following. Read the first
third. Stop.
a.
Predict: What is
the rest of this text going to be about?
What kinds of things do you see us talking about in relation to this
text?
Read the next third. Try to write more than a paragraph for this
one.
b.
Connect: What
kinds of things does this text remind you of?
What do you know about the topic of this text? Think of magazines, news programs, television
programs, movies, gossip, hearsay, conversations with
family or friends….
Finish the reading.
c.
Summarize: What
is the text about, overall? What seems to
be the point? Underline or note a
specific place that you think best embodies a main idea or point.
Finally, respond to the last
two questions.
d.
Question: Why is
the writer writing this? What point do
you think she/he wants us to get or understand about what she/he has written?
e.
Analyze: What should or could this text mean to you,
in your class, at this time, where you live?
Why is it or could it be important?