Predicting: Reading Strategy

Posted: February 2, 2023

Due Date: 

Friday, March 3, 2023

Grade 7/8E: Reading journal number 5 & 6 were assigned on Feb.6 and Feb. 27- Predicting #5 & #6: When you read, you can guess, or predict what might happen next, or what you might learn next based on the author's clues and your own personal knowledge.  You can predict:

  • before reading: title, cover, last chapter
  • during reading: stop often to guess what will happen next.
  • after reading: check to see if your predictions were correct. Make predictions for next chapter.

Make two predictions for journal entry #5.   They must be in proper sentence and paragraph form, and clearly show your thinking.  For journal entry #6 you need two paragrpahs.  Your choice of connections, questioning, predicting, observations etc. 

Please see information about prediciting in attachment, as well as a teacher sample for reader's journal.

 Due Friday, March 3