Stop and JOT NYS Test review

What does the STOP in Stop and Jot mean?

• Stop reading and go watch TV

• Stop at the end of the entire text

• Stop and read in chunks of 2-4 paragraphs.

• Stop the distractions and focus

What does the Chunk step help you do?

• Read quickly without thinking

• Pause and let your brain understand the text

• Skip over hard parts of the text

• Write down every word you read

What should you do in the Just one idea step?

• Summarize the chunk into one idea

• Copy a whole paragraph from the text

• Write every detail you remember

• Guess what happens next

In the Outlines step, what should you do?

• Highlight or underline important parts

• Color the whole page

• Write a summary of the book

• Highlight exactly 3 sentences for every chunk

What is the goal of the Task step?

• Write a long essay about the story

• Ask the teacher for the answers

• Connecting each chunk to the reason you are reading

• Guess what happens next

What is the main reason for using Stop and Jot?

• To write fast without thinking

• To understand the text better

• To read as quickly as possible

• To find the hard words

What should you do if you can't summarize the chunk in the Just 1 idea step?

• Keep reading to see if the next section will help you

• Guess what it means

• Re-read until you understand it

• Ask a teacher for help understanding

Why should you not highlight too much in the Outlines step?

• It makes the text look messy

• It’s harder to find the main ideas

• The teacher won’t check your work

• It makes the page too colorful

What does the Task step help you do?

• Connect what you read to your purpose for reading

• Find all the new words

• Rewrite the whole text

• Ensures you understand what the author meant

How does Stop and Jot help you as a reader?

• It helps you focus and understand the text

• It makes you read faster

• It helps you finish your work quickly

• It makes you skip hard parts