1. Making Connections: 

       Text - to - Text
      Text - to - Self
      Text - to - World

• Using what you already know

• Connect to your personal experiences

• What you know about the world

• Other text you have read

• Other experiences you've had

2.  Inferring

• What do you think is going to happen?

• Are there any hidden messages or clues?    

3. Summarizing

• Retell the story in your own words

4. Synthesizing

• Did you learn anything from the story?

• Can you connect the story with other things you know?
     

5.  Analyzing

• What do you think about how the author is telling the story?

6.  Critiquing

• What do you think about the story?