Lesson 8 — Activity 2: Forming Questions and Making Predictions
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Lesson 8 — Activity 2: Forming Questions and Making Predictions
Ask questions and look for answers before reading, during reading, and after reading.
Forming Questions
Another good reading strategy to help focus on the content that you're reading is to form questions.
This is especially helpful when the purpose of the reading is for information or facts, but it can aid your understanding of something you are just reading for fun, too. Some questions you may want to ask include the following:
Another good reading strategy to help focus on the content that you're reading is to form questions.
This is especially helpful when the purpose of the reading is for information or facts, but it can aid your understanding of something you are just reading for fun, too. Some questions you may want to ask include the following:
- Does what you are reading relate to anything from your own experience?
- Why does the writer make certain choices? For example, are there specific words or sentences that stand out?
- Is there something that is not clear to you as you read? What information should you look for to help you understand the reading better?
- What is the tone of the writing? How does the writer's tone make you feel about the topic?
- What do you think about the reading? Does the writer make good points? Are there opinions you do not agree with or understand?
Making Predictions
A strategy similar to forming questions is making predictions. When we form questions, we think about what we have already read; when we make predictions, we think about what is going to happen.
Some of the following ideas might help you to make predictions:
In reading nonfiction, remember that the opening paragraph should present the main idea and support for it. We can assume that the information that follows will be in line with the introduction.
We may not be correct with our predictions, but the value in making predictions is that we become actively involved in the reading process.
A strategy similar to forming questions is making predictions. When we form questions, we think about what we have already read; when we make predictions, we think about what is going to happen.
Some of the following ideas might help you to make predictions:
- Read the opening paragraphs of a story and then stop to make some predictions about what might happen in the rest of the story. The beginning of a story often contains important information to help us focus on the events that follow.
- Think about what you already know about characters and events in the story and predict what might happen next based on that knowledge.
- Apply your own experiences and observations from similar situations in real life to make realistic predictions.
- Use your knowledge of other stories to guess at what might happen in this one.
In reading nonfiction, remember that the opening paragraph should present the main idea and support for it. We can assume that the information that follows will be in line with the introduction.
We may not be correct with our predictions, but the value in making predictions is that we become actively involved in the reading process.
