How to Get an A: Reading Strategies Rev.

Which is the best way to get an A in lit.?

• Passively read and take good notes

• Actively read, write, and use friends

• Passively act as if you are paying

• Actively read, write, and think

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

There is only one way to annotate

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which of the following is NOT a question to ask when reading?

• Who's talking?

• How many pages is this thing?

• Who is the speaker talking to?

• What is the message of this reading?

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

When you read, you should NOT...

• react to the text by making notes

• ask questions about the text & note it

• highlight EVERYTHING

• look for speaker, theme, audience, purpose, & literary & rhetorical devices

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Did you understand the lesson on Reading Strategies?

• I understood the lesson and have no questions

• I understood the lesson, but I have a question

• I did not understand the lesson, and I need help.

• I need to email you because I need help.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which of the following would be examples of fictional text

• "Story of an Hour" short story by Kate Chopin

• "Mother to Son" poem by Langston Hughes

• The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano autobiography of Olaudah Equiano

• Romeo and Juliet play by William Shakespeare

Which of the following would be examples of NONFICTIONAL text?

• My Perspectives American Lit. Pearson textbook

• Walden by Henry David Thoreau - memoir

• The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano"autobiography of Olaudah Equiano

• Much Ado About Nothing play by William Shakespeare

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What does the acronym P.I.E. mean?

• Persuade, Intend, Example

• Purpose, Inform, Example

• Persuade, Inform, Entertain

• Purpose, Inform, Entertain

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which of the following are good tips for taking notes

• circle unfamiliar words & keep reading

• circle unfamiliar words& look them up

• underline things that get your attention

• notations to show confusion, excitement, disagreement, etc.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

How can I help you to be successful this school year?

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1