To help us focus on thinking deeply while we read, we are marking our thinking with color coded sticky notes for each reading strategy. Students write the name of the reading strategy they used on the sticky and make a note of their thinking while reading. The note then gets put on the page so students can use it to discuss with peers and one-on-one conferences.
Predict= Pink
Make a good guess (prediction) of what might happen next based on what has happened so far or what you already know.
You could also predict what character relationships might be and how they might change.
Cause and Effect= Orange
Cause is an event that makes something else (an effect) happen.
Effect: an event that happens because of an earlier action or experience.
Cause and effect help explain the relationship between events.
Signal Words: because, so and since
Inference/ Infer= Green
Infer: to figure out something that the author has left unsaid or has not stated directly.
Readers use story detail (evidence from the text), plus what they know from real life, to infer what characters are like.
I infer _____ because _______ (clues/evidence).
Question= Blue
Use the question strategy to draw conclusions about the narrator’s attitudes and feelings.
Ask questions before, during and after you read.
Open: Fact vs. Opinion, Conclusions, ect. (Teacher’s Choice)
Fact: a statement that can be proven to be true.
Opinion: a statement that tells a thought, feeling, or a belief.
Note to Self= Yellow
Write down thoughts or ideas you want to remember to help you understand what you are reading.
