Directions: Interactive Notes guides you throu=
gh a
reading process to help you develop your ideas and express them in academic
language. You may cite questions, comments, connections, or favorite lines.=
Use
the prompts (or create your own) to help you write. Make sure you label your notebook
BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER and indicate the page number in the left hand col=
umn
of your notebook. Note all LI=
TERARY
DEVICES you can identify while reading.
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BEFORE Prepare to Read |
DURING Question, Thoughts, Comments |
AFTER Summarize and Synthesize |
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List
ü Ask questions ü Make predictions ü Set a purpose ü Decide what matters most |
* I wonder why… * I think… * This is similar to… * This reminds me of… * I want to ask… * This is important because… * What do they mean by… * Why would he/she… * What will happen next is… * What do they mean by… * What I find confusing is… * What caused… * The author used this literary device … (Literary terms are listed in the back of your textb= ook starting on page 1142.) |
* Three important points/ideas are… * These are important because… * What comes next… * The author wants us to think.. * I still don’t understand… * What interested me most… * The author’s purpose here is to… * A good word to describe is… (This is the story’s tone.) * The story or idea is similar to… * I remember when something like this happened to me, my family, or one of my friends… |
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My own ideas of what needs to be done prior to reading. |
My own questions, thoughts, or comm=
ents
prompts. |
My own prom= pts to help me summarize and synthesize. |
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Directions<=
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te piece
of paper:
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Name
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Interactive Notes