Thinking Stems Being an Active Reader A. Making Connections: B. Asking Questions: This reminds me of… I wonder… An experience I have had like that… How come… This reminds me of the book Why… ________ because… I’m confused… How can I live differently because What if… this book has been a part of my life? I don’t understand… C. Visualizing/Sensory Images: D. Inferring/Predicting: In my mind I picture ______ when I I think… read _____... Maybe this means… I visualized… I’m guessing… I can see… This allows me to assume… I can taste/hear/smell/feel… I predict _____ because… E. Summarizing: F. Synthesizing: So far this book is mostly about… I’m thinking that… The main ideas in this book are… At first I thought _____ but now I’m Some important events are _____ thinking _____ because… because… I’m changing my thinking again First….Next….Then….Finally because… I think the lesson or theme is _____ because… These events have caused me to believe… G. Author’s Message: H. Evaluating: What is this really about? I agree with _____ because… What does this story say about the I don’t think … world? _________________________ Whose story is being told? _________________________ What are the themes I have been identifying so far? What is the lesson of this book? I. Setting (Time and Place): J. Characters: This takes place… If I were (character’s name) I Something I noticed about the would… setting… The character that interests me most is _____ because…
Thinking Stems Being an Active Reader A. Making Connections: This reminds me of… An experience I have had like that… This reminds me of the book ________ because… How can I live differently because this book has been a part of my life? B. Asking Questions: I wonder… How come… Why… I’m confused… What if… I don’t understand… C. Visualizing/Sensory Images: In my mind I picture ______ when I read _____... I visualized… I can see… I can taste/hear/smell/feel… D. Inferring/Predicting: I think… Maybe this means… I’m guessing… This allows me to assume… I predict _____ because… E. Summarizing: So far this book is mostly about… The main ideas in this book are… Some important events are _____ because… First….Next….Then….Finally F. Synthesizing: I’m thinking that… At first I thought _____ but now I’m thinking _____ because… I’m changing my thinking again because… I think the lesson or theme is _____ because… These events have caused me to believe… G. Author’s Message: What is this really about? What does this story say about the world? Whose story is being told? What are the themes I have been identifying so far? What is the lesson of this book? H. Evaluating: I agree with _____ because… I don’t think … _________________________ _________________________ I. Setting (Time and Place): This takes place… Something I noticed about the setting… J. Characters: If I were (character’s name) I would… The character that interests me most is _____ because…
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