Pre-reading

_______   What brainstorming strategy can I use to help me

        understand this text?

_______  Is this similar to anything I have read before?

______  Why am I reading this?

______  Why would this information be important  for me to know?

______  Do I have any questions about the text before I read It?

______ What questions can I write down that may help me focus?

During Reading

______  Is there a graphic organizer that can help me organize

        the information?

______  Am I understanding what I am reading?

______  What can I do id I don't get the meaning?

______  How does this information differ from other things I

        know?

______  Is this part important to what I need to know? Why?

______  What events lead up to the main idea?

______  Why am I learning this?

After Reading

______  Can I write a brief summary of the selection?

______  What did I learn?

______  Where can I go to learn some additional information?

______  Did I confirm my initial purpose for reading or do I need

        to modify this text?

______  Is there anything else in the selection I should reread?

______  What strategy will help me locate what I am looking for?