Be an Informational Text Reading Detective

Determine your purpose or goal for reading this selection.

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Explain what you think/expect this text to be about. Make predictions.

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Think about the title. What is the topic? Main Idea?

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Evaluate what you already know about this topic from previous knowledge.

E
Collect context clues that help you better understand the text.

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Visualize the text in your mind. What images do you see? Think about the text pictures. Which ones did the author include? Why? How do they help you better understand the text?

Infer! What new conclusions can you draw from reading the text?

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Evaluate your original predictions. Were you correct/close/way off?