Active Reading Strategies

Whats the point?

Help

you recall and apply information you obtained in the text Gets you ENGAGED in the material Catalyst for critical thinking skills

What you need

The

Text Highlighter Pen or pencil Your BRAIN

VCQPCE
Valerie called Queen Priscilla cute and energetic Visualize Clarify Question Predict Connect Evaluate

Challenge
Can

you come up with a better acronym for our 6 active reading strategies? VCQPCE The best one gets a prize!

Strategy 1: Questioning
Questioning-

Ask questions about the text. What are you confused by? What is motivating the characters? Why are certain things happening?

Strategy 2: Visualize
Visualize:

Describe the images you see as the author describews them. Use the details from the text to create the movie in your mind

Strategy 3: