204
News
You are a group of news reporters live on TV.
Your job is to fill the audience in on the exciting events taking place in the book so far. Take turns using the microphone and use different comprehension strategies.
Start: “Hello this is 204 News, with ____________ (your name). Today’s news story is about ______________ (name of book).”
Comprehension strategies:
1. Summarize: describe the setting, plot, and characters
2. Background knowledge: what do you already know
3. Ask questions: what questions does the text make you think of and answer each other’s questions
4. Examine evidence: find facts and details from the text
5. Make connections: how does the text remind you of yourself, another text, or the world
6. Recognize cause
News
You are a group of news reporters live on TV.
Your job is to fill the audience in on the exciting events taking place in the book so far. Take turns using the microphone and use different comprehension strategies.
Start: “Hello this is 204 News, with ____________ (your name). Today’s news story is about ______________ (name of book).”
Comprehension strategies:
1. Summarize: describe the setting, plot, and characters
2. Background knowledge: what do you already know
3. Ask questions: what questions does the text make you think of and answer each other’s questions
4. Examine evidence: find facts and details from the text
5. Make connections: how does the text remind you of yourself, another text, or the world
6. Recognize cause