Reading Strategies

What does "C" stand for in the CATCH method?

• Create

• Circle

• Catch

• Cycle

What does "A" stand for in the CATCH method?

• Approach All

• Appreciate Intro

• Acknowledge Confusion

• Address Conclusion

What does "T" stand for in the CATCH method?

• Translate

• Teach

• Tackle

• Talk to the Text

What does the second "C" stand for in the CATCH method?

• Capture the Main Idea

• Catch the Conclusion

• Create the Story

• Cancel the Confusion

What does "H" stand for in the CATCH method?

• Highlight Important Info

• Highlight confusing info

• Highlight the Intro

• Highlight the conclusion

What should you underline?

• The main idea sentences

• Your Favorite Parts

• The Quotes

• The Evidence

Where is the thesis usually?

• The last sentence of the last paragraph

• The last sentence of the first paragraph

• The first sentence of the second paragraph

• Never in the same place

If you get confused by a paragraph you should...

• Skip it

• Read it faster

• Reread the first sentence and the last

• Only read the quotes

The first sentence of each paragraph...

• Prefaces the argument of the paragraph

• Is the thesis

• Reiterates the thesis

• Is just a "hook"

What is the thesis?

• The premise of the first paragraph

• The story

• The argument the author is making

• The quotes the author uses