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What is the first step in the Clarifying Strategy?
Stop!
Stating what I think I will read about...is what strategy?
Predicting
Why is it important to make predictions while we read?
To prepare ourselves for what we will read about.
What are the 5 things we base good predictions on?
Titles and subtitles /Topic sentences /Textual cues /Pictures, charts, maps, and graphs /Signal words
The P in PACES represents...
Predicting
The A in PACES represents...
Activating Prior Knowledge
The C in PACES represents...
Clarifying
Asking yourself, "What do I already know?" is what strategy?
Activating Prior Knowledge
When do you use the Clarifying Strategy?
When something doesn't make sense.
Why are pronouns confusing?
because it may not be clear to whom, where or what the pronouns refer.
How does he clarifying Strategy help us to better understand what we read?
By clearing up something that is confusing.
What is the Clarifying Strategy?
Recognizing that I am confused and clearing up confusion.
What is a noun?
A person, place or thing.
Why do we use the Clarifying strategy?
To improve our comprehension
What are the 4 sources of confusion we learned?
(1)Pronouns (2) Ellipses/omissions (3) Difficult or unfamiliar vocabulary (4) Words with multiple meanings (homonyms)
"He is as strong as an ox." is an example of ....
a simile
