Predicting Text Meaning Through Features and Skimming

This lesson teaches how to predict the main idea of a text by examining text features and skimming. It emphasizes the importance of looking at titles, headings, and photographs before reading. The lesson uses the example of an article titled 'Settlers at Jamestown' to demonstrate how initial predictions can be refined by analyzing headings and skimming for key information. The process involves three steps: reading titles and subtitles, skimming text, and making informed predictions about the content.

What is one of the common mistakes students make when reading articles?

• Reading only the conclusion

• Ignoring the text completely

• Starting to read without reviewing text features

• Focusing only on images

What does the title 'Settlers at Jamestown' suggest about the article's content?

• It details technological advancements in Jamestown

• It discusses the people of Jamestown

• It's about the geography of Jamestown

• It explores political structures in Jamestown

How does the title influence the initial prediction about the text's content?

• It details the conclusions drawn in the text

• It sets the historical context of the article

• It provides a summary of the entire text

• It hints at the main topic or focus of the text

What additional prediction is made after analyzing the heading 'Journey to the New World'?

• The heading indicates a discussion on the aftermath of the journey

• The article will discuss the reasons for the journey

• The focus will be on the challenges during the journey

• The text will describe the trip to Jamestown

What role do headings play in predicting the content of an article?

• They list the sources of the information

• They offer biographical information about the author

• They suggest subtopics covered in the text

• They provide detailed descriptions

What does skimming help to identify in the text?

• Detailed historical dates

• Author's biography

• Main ideas and important information

• Grammatical errors

According to the skimmed text, what was one purpose of the Jamestown settlers' journey?

• To escape political persecution

• To spread Christianity

• To find new lands for settlement

• To establish trade routes

What does the date 'April 26, 1607' signify in the context of the article?

• The sighting of land and docking at Jamestown

• The day Jamestown was officially founded

• The day they returned to their home country

• The start of the journey to Jamestown

What is the primary focus of the article according to the predictions made?

• The journey and settlement challenges in Jamestown

• The economic impact of Jamestown

• The political leadership in Jamestown

• The cultural aspects of Jamestown

What are the three steps followed in predicting the content of the text?

• Analyzing photographs, reading in detail, summarizing the content

• Reading the title, skimming the text, making a final prediction

• Discussing with peers, writing a summary, reviewing the text features

• Looking at text features, ignoring the details, guessing the content