Reading Strategy

The U in UNRAAVEL stands for:

• Underline the whole passage.

• Underline the main idea of the passage.

• Underline the title of the passage.

• Underline the last line of the passage.

Why do we underline the title when reading a passage?

• It helps me know what the passage is about.

• It helps me know what the questions are going to be.

• It helps me know what the supporting details are.

• It helps me know who the author is.

N in UNRAAVEL stands for:

• Now reread the passage.

• Now answer the questions.

• Now predict the passage.

• Now look at the pictures.

I can use the following to help me make a prediction. (more than one answer)

• Prior Knowledge

• Pictures/illustrations

• Graphs/charts

What are the most important things to do as you read?

• visualize and connect; predict and preview

• ask questions about the text and summarize

• examine text features and text structures

• all of the above

As you read your passage, you should. . .

Check all that apply

• Read one section at a time

• Make notes in the margin

• Highlight important details

• Read as quickly as possible

• Read it more than once if you have time

What strategies would you use for this text?

• identify author's purpose, box in plot elements, annotate paragraphs, prove all answers

• identify author's purpose, annotate paragraphs, prove all answers

After reading a question, my next step is to...

• Highlight what the question wants me to do AND what sentences I am looking for.

• Highlight the entire question.

• Circle the answer immediately. 

On the reading section, I should...

• Just start reading and skim through the boring parts

• Don't read the whole passage, just go question by question

• Read and annotate the passage

When I answer the questions, I should also be doing what?

• Rereading the whole passage.

• Putting the paragraph or line number next to the question.

• Predicting the meaning of the title.

• Finding the main idea of the paragraphs.