Background Knowledge

What is background knowledge?

• New things you learn from reading

• Questions you have from the text

• Answers to your questions

• What you already know

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

When readers use their background knowledge they...

• connect to new learning

• forget what they are reading

• skip words

• read out loud

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CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Why do readers compare their personal experiences to characters?

• to see how they are alike

• to see how they are different

• to form opinions

• all of the above

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CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

Readers make connections to characters by sharing...

• a summary

• personal experiences

• how many pages they read

• the title

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CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

What happens when readers use their background knowledge when reading nonfiction text?

• they read faster

• they can skip parts

• they don't learn anything

• they learn even more

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What is one thing readers can try when they read a tricky word?

• skip it

• use background knowledge

• keep reading

• read just the first part

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CCSS.RF.3.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

Thinking about our background knowledge can help us...

• read the title

• find new sentences

• solve tricky words

• finish reading faster

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CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C