Living Literate Lives Review

Living Literate Lives Review

Fluency 

To read with appropriate
Speed
Accuracy 
Expression

Multiple Select

Check the boxes that do not define Fluency.

• Reading words as fast as you can.

• Reading words correctly.

• Reading words incorrectly.

• Reading words very slowly.

Choosing a Book

IPICK
5 Finger Rule
The Goldilocks Rule 

IPICK

I: I Choose a Book 
Purpose: Why do I want to read? 
Interest: Does it interest me? 
Comprehend: Do I understand? 
Know: Do I know most of the words? 

5 Finger Rule

Pick a book and open it to any page.
Put one finger up for each word you don't know. 
0-1 Maybe too easy
1-2 Perfect Choice
2-4 Give it a Try
5+ Too Hard 

Goldilocks Rules

Too easy
             Reading too quickly 
             Not really paying attention
Just Right 
              Not stuck on every word
              Not rushing
              Understanding you read 
Too Hard 
             Can't understand words 
             Reading too slow

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a process for selecting a book?

• IPICK

• 5 Finger Rule

• Goldilocks Rule

• 3 Finger Rule

Asking Questions 

Before
During 
After

Before 

Make Predictions
See if it interests you
Text Connections 
Make Inferences 

During

Makes you wonder
Make connections 
Read between the lines 
Dig Deeper 
5 W's- It helps with comprehension Comprehension=Understand

After 

Identifies author's purpose
Make connections
Identifies themes/lessons/morals 

Multiple Choice

When should we ask questions when we are reading?

• Before

• During

• After

• All of the Above

Annotate 

Means to make notes or highlight important details while you are reading. 

Why is it important to ask questions/annotate when we read?

1. Focus on what we are reading

2. Understand the details of the text
3. Keep track of important details
4. Prepare for discussion
5. Prepare to write about the text 

Open Ended

Why is it important to ask questions when we read?

Connections

Text-to-Text
Text-to-Self
Text-to-Society

Text-to-Text

Making connections between two texts or topics 

Text-to-Self

Making connections to personal experiences. 

Text-to-Society/World

Making connections to events, community, work, past/present 

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a connection?

• Text to Text

• Text to Phone

• Text to Self

• Text to Society/World

Collaboration 

What does it mean to collaborate? 

Each member has the opportunity to speak up in the group.
Each member is listening actively to what the other is saying.
If the group does not understand, ask questions.
Each member respects one another and shares the workload. 

Multiple Select

Which of the following does NOT show collaboration?

• One member takes control of the group and dictates everything that the group does.

• Each member of the team sits with their group but each member is doing their own thing quietly in the group.

• Each member shares their opinion and listens to the other members in their group.

• One member shares the project while the others sit back and agree with the member sharing.

Active Listening 

What does it mean to be a good active listener?

1. Be attentive 
2. Ask open-ended questions
3. Request clarification
4. Paraphrase 
5. Be attuned and Reflect feelings 
6. Summarize 

Open Ended

What does it mean to be a good active listener?

Context Clues 

When you use clues in a story to figure out the meaning of a new word you are using. 

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph below.

Cedar trees grow in the Alaskan forest. A Tlingit (CLING-it) Indian walks among them searching for the right one. He finds a strong, straight tree that has been growing long before his grandfather’s grandfather lived there. He marks its rough bark. This is the first step in making a magnificent storytelling tree.

Read the dictionary entry below.

strong \ 'stroŋ\ adjective

1. muscular

2. consisting of solid material

3. determined

4. moving rapidly or with force

Which definition best matches the way the word Strong is used in the paragraph above?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Writing Process 

Brainstorming/

Prewrite 

Generating Ideas

Think about the topic
Brainstorm ideas using a graphic organizer
Plan a beginning, middle, and end

Creating a Rough Draft

Getting Ideas Down 

Use your writing plan.
Put your thoughts and ideas on paper.
Just write! Do not worry about mistakes.
Read your work to yourself.

Revising/Editing 

Make changes to improve writing
Proofread and Correct Errors 

Publish/Final Draft 

Create Final Copy with Revisions and Edits 

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to use the writing process?

• So I can make a good story.

• To write a story only I can understand.

• To plan what I am going to write about and who I am writing it for.

• To write the perfect story with perfect grammar and spelling.

Open Ended

Describe the writing process. What are steps that we should take when writing a story?