Predicting notes
by Jamie Selinger
May 18, 2008
Predicting
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What? |
Making guesses about what is to come based on clues (previewables).
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Why? |
If you know what a text is going to be about before you start reading: • You save yourself the frustration of trying to figure it out as you read. Therefore you can focus on gaining a deeper understanding of what is being said. • You can draw on connections to help you image and to help you gain a deeper understanding.
Continuing to predict and monitoring previous predictions while you read helps you to stay focused.
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How? |
Before you read, look closely at the previewables. • In fiction, focus on things such as title, author, pictures, genre, chapter titles, first page or so, etc. • In nonfiction, focus on things such as title, subtitles, author, section headings, pictures, captions, intro/conclusion, tables/graphs, bold words, etc.
Use these to make predictions about. • In fiction, make predictions about characters, setting, conflict, resolution, and theme. • In nonfiction, make predictions about the overall main idea (green) and the subtopics (yellows).
As you read, monitor (keep track of) your predictions. • If you were right, enhance by adding details. • If you were may have been a little off, adjust. • If you were wrong, discard the prediction and re-predict.
Continue to make predictions as you read.
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