Engaging the Learner with the Text
Instructions: After pre-viewing the chapter, read sections and complete a variety
of interactions with the textual material. This activity invites students to
investigate and read more closely the details. Read a chunk of the text or section
of the chapter. First summarize the main point or idea. Next, complete one of
the following engaging situations. For example, you will summarize and might
write a question about the section.
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Turn titles, headings, and subheadings into questions
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Create new titles, headings, and subheadings for each section
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Prepare graph, table, chart from the reading
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Create a timeline from the events you read about in that section
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Keep a running timeline from the events as we study them
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Write a poem about a key idea, term, or character
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Provide new examples or make connections to another time in history
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Create illustrations, symbols or drawings about the reading
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Develop “What If” statements from the reading, pictures, or data
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Relate the text to your experience or to another example
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Compose metaphors or similes
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Create an analogy