Predict and Support

Predict and Support is a reading strategy to use before and  during reading. It helps keep readers engaged and encourages them to pay closer attention to details as they try to determine whether or not their predictions are on-target.

Here's how it's done.

-Split your paper down the middle
-On one side write "prediction"
-on the other side write "support"
-Before you  read, or while you glance at the cover and after you've read the first few pages or chapter, write a prediction or predictions about what might happen.
-On the "support" side, include details from the text that lead you to your predictions.

MODEL: Think-aloud using the "Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.





I'm only going to explicitly ask you to do this once, but I encourage you to do this anytime you have a strong prediction you want to get out in the open. Log it in your notebook using the methods described above.

VISUAL PROTOCOL

While reading "Mimis in the Middle" create a quick sketch or a visual when:

A. You have a really strong impression of what is going on
B. When you need to see something more clearly

**The goal is convey EXACTLY what you're seeing---facial expressions, setting, mood, etc.

Draw between 2-4 sketches.

Irony Vocab Cards

Irony: A contrast between what is expected to happen, and what actually happens.

examples of irony: An olympic swimmer who drowns in his bathtub.
                             A serial killer who has written books on public safety.



You're going to create vocab cards:

On one side, write the term,  and a definition IN YOUR OWN WORDS.  Write a sentence with the word in it. Begin with: It is ironic that/when___________________________

On the other side: Draw a picture that represents an ironic situation -OR- a poem that has an ironic event.

Symbolic Story Representation

Write a note to yourself:

What else do you need to cutout/create to help you explain your experience of the story-world?
-Give yourself time-limits for each task because you will need time to rehearse your presentation

Rewritten Endings

What do you want to communicate through your rewritten story (a lesson/moral)?

What do you think the story (as it is written) means to the audience for which is was written and how do you feel about that?

Radio Show

Question of the day: What do you think of Laura's actions at the end of the story? Do you think she bullied Rachel because she was scared, or because she wanted to be accepted by the cool group? How do you know?
Brainstorm: Who might be interested in the above issue? (Discuss with each other)
                    
Write: Your role and what you will have to say in response to the issue

Taking on a different perspective

Definition:

Perspective: a particular attitude or way of seeing something. Someone's point of view.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What are some of the reasons why people want to fit in? What are some of the sacrifices people make in order to fit in? Are these sacrifices always worth it?


In order to help us connect to issues in a story, it often helps to take on different points of view.

We are going to use an "enactment" strategy to take on different points of view.

Definition:

Enactment: A dramatic situation where we use our imaginations to learn about a new experience. We often learn more when we bring what we already know (personal knowledge) to a story, or new experience.


Definition:

Monologue: personal writing to express your thoughts and feelings on an idea or issue.