1) Making predictions
2) Summarizing fiction
3) Summarizing non-fiction
4) Synthesizing
5) Monitoring comprehension/Metacognition
Making Predictions
For practice, we will use the book, Crow Boy, by Taro Yashima. Start by looking only at the over and title of the book. Make a prediction in the first box of your activity page.
Then, watch the story using the video below. Pause half way through to take notes on the middle of the story, and make comments about your predictions when you finish the entire book.
Summarizing Fiction
of the parts where the teacher is talking.