Questions to Ponder for The Project : Reading, Part I 6.

6 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of nonfiction texts a. Use text structures such as type, headings, and graphics to predict and categorize information in both print and digital texts b. Use prior knowledge and build additional background knowledge as context for new learning c. Identify questions to be answered d. Make, confirm, or revise predictions e. Draw conclusions and make inferences based on explicit and implicit information l. Use reading strategies to monitor comprehension throughout the reading process Directions: Read section 6.6 of the Virginia Standards of Learning. For this activity, we will be focusing only on sections a-e, and l. Read CAREFULLY the sections titled Essential Understandings and Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Processes to help you understand what is expected. Use the back of the paper if you have any additional comments or questions. 1. How can you activate your prior knowledge before you begin your project?

2. What do you think it means to build additional background knowledge as a context for new learning?

3. How can you show that you are building additional background knowledge as a context for new learning?

4. What does it mean to identify questions to be answered?

5. How do you write an excellent question?

6. What does a bad question look like?

7. During the project, what will identifying questions to be answered look like?

8. How will making predictions help you understand the text?

9. During the project, how can you show that you are making predictions while you are reading?

10. Why would confirming or revising your predictions help you understand the text?

11. During the project, how can you show that you are confirming or revising your predictions while you are reading?

12. What does it look like to draw conclusions or make inferences based on explicit information?

13. What does it look like to draw conclusions or make inferences based on implicit information?

14. How can text structures (headings, graphics, tables of contents, etc.) help you to understand information?

15. During the project, how can you show that you are using text structures to help you understand information?

16. How can text structures (headings, graphics, tables of contents, etc.) help you to categorize information?

17. During the project, how can you show that you are using text structures to help you categorize information?

18. How can you incorporate text structures into your own writing to help readers understand and categorize the information you are giving them?

19. Why is it important to be able to tell whether or not you understand what you read?

20. Why will it be important to think about the reading strategies you use during this project?

21. How can you show that youve been using good reading strategies during this project?