Anticipation Guides

Katie Castellano & Katelyn Clark

The Anticipation Guide
What is it?
A set of questions and/or statements that students respond to that challenge or support
their preconceived ideas about key concepts in the text they are assigned.

Benefits
Stimulates students' interest in a topic and sets a purpose for reading.
(Anticipation Guide, 2017)
Versatile (Fisher, 2012)
Activate prior knowledge of topic (All About Adolescent Literacy, 2017)
Can be revisited after reading (Anticipation Guide, 2017)
Our Non-fiction Text
TIME TO GET UP!
Question 1:
True or False:

Does the slow movement of Hurricane Harvey allow for more rainfall to occur?

True False
Question 2:
True or False:

Storm surge isnt responsible for about half of all fatalities?

True False
Question 3
True or False:

Storms that rival Harvey are more likely in the future?

True False
 Our Resources

All About Adolescent Literacy. (2017). Retrieved September 14, 2017, from http://www.adlit.org/strategies/19712/

Anticipation Guide. (n.d.). Retrieved September 14, 2017, from

....http://readingstrategiesjonathanolson.weebly.com/anticipation-guide.html

Cappucci, M. (2017, September 06). Hurricane Harvey's rains set U.S. record. Retrieved September 14, 2017, from
..https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/hurricane-harveys-rains-set-us-record

Fisher, D. Brozo, W., Frey, N., & Ivey, G. (2012). 50 Instructional Routines to Develop Content Literacy. Pearson.