Reading Strategies Activating Prior Knowledge Definition When you

Reading Strategies

Activating Prior Knowledge Definition: When you are reading and you make a connection to something that has happened in the past.

Can you activate prior knowledge with this? A particle is moving around in a circle and its position is given in polar coordinates as x = Rcosθ, and y = Rsinθ, where R is the radius of the circle, and θ is in radians. From these equations derive the equation for centripetal acceleration. NO!

Can you activate prior knowledge with this? I was very nervous before the game. My hands were shaking and I started to sweat. But once I got onto the field, I felt more at ease and confident. I saw my coach and my family cheering me on the sidelines. I’ve got this! I thought to myself as the ref blew the whistle to start the game. YES!

Different types of prior knowledge

Text to Self Definition: Making a connection to your book and yourself. When Harry Potter first boarded the train in London to go to school, he was by himself. This reminds me of the time I had to travel alone on a plane when I was 13. I didn’t have anyone with me.

Text to World Definition: Making a connection to your book and the world, In Diary of a Wimpy Kid, when Greg is being bullied by teenagers during Halloween, this reminds me of how there are serious bullying issues in many schools today.

Text to Text Definition: Making a connection to your book and another book (also can be a movie or T. V. show). When I read Hachet and how Brian is lost in the wilderness, it reminds me of another book that I’m reading. In this book a girl named Trisha gets separated from her family and is lost in the woods for days.

Reflect on this reading strategy using Hatchet Using this strategy was hard/easy (pick one), because_____. I have prior knowledge of ___(explain what you already knew about the book)____, so it helped me ___(explain how it helped you)_____. I also already knew about___(what else did you already know about the story)_______, which helped me understand_____(explain how it helped you)_. Overall, I think this strategy is___(explain what you think about this strategy)___. Next time, I would like to __(explain what would you do differently or similarly the next time you read)_.

Locate New Words

Locate New Words Definition: Finding new words in a story and taking a guess on what it means.

Context Clues

Context Clues. . . Definition: Hints that the author gives to help define difficult words.

Types of Context Clues

1. Looking at the word part When we investigate, we find new views of the biosphere.

Your Guess. . . bio=life sphere=another word for circle My guess= biosphere means circle of life

2. Contrast Unlike mammals, birds incubate their eggs outside their bodies. My Guess. . . 1. Mammals carry babies inside their stomach. 2. Birds lay eggs 3. Incubate means growing the egg or taking care of it until it hatches.

3. Logic Birds are always on the lookout for predators that might harm their young. My Guess. . . 1. Birds protect their young 2. Birds keep an eye out for predators 3. Predators are other animals that will do harm to baby birds.

4. Definition Frugivorous birds prefer eating fruit to any other kind of food. My Guess. . . 1. Frugivorous is defined in the sentence. . . but where? 2. I found it! Frugivorous means animals (birds) that eat fruit.

5. Example or Illustration Some birds like to build their nests in inconspicuous spots--high up in the tops of trees, well hidden by leaves. My Guess. . . 1. The author created a picture in my head (high in the trees and somewhere that is well hidden) 2. The author used a dash right after “inconspicuous spots”