Stop and Jot

What is active reading

• Reading with focus

• Reading with purpose

• Reading with a goal to understand

• All of the above

What is the name of our active reading strategy?

• KNOWS

• Stop and JOT

• A(CE)2S

• ROAR

What is the first step in Stop and JOT?

• STOP and read in chunks

• STOP and give up on reading

• STOP reading at the end of the text

• STOP reading after the 3rd paragraph

What does the J in STOP+JOT stand for?

• Junk it: Cross out unneeded parts of the text

• Jump ahead: skip to the next chunk

• Jazz it up: Think of how you would write that chunk

• Just 1 idea: Summarize the chunk into one idea

What does the O in Stop+JOT stand for?

• Overview: take a look at the text as a whole

• Outline: highlight and note important details

• Outward: how does this text reflect the world?

• Oral response: read the text again outloud

What does the T in STOP+JOT stand for?

(note: there are two answers)

• Task: how does this chunk help with the purpose from your teacher?

• Test: Will this information be on the test?

• Title: How does this chunk help answer the title question you made?

• TTQA; Turn the question into the answer

Is this question surface level or deep level:

What is the main idea of "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton?

• Surface level

• Deep level

Is this question surface level or deep level:

What themes are explored in "The Giver" by Lois Lowry, and how are they developed?

• Surface level

• Deep level

Is this question surface level or deep level:

How do the language and style used by Laurie Halse Anderson in "Speak" impact the story’s meaning?

• Surface level

• Deep level

Is this question surface level or deep level:

How does "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen end?

• Surface level

• Deep level