Anticipation guides not only activate background knowledge but also give our students a purpose for reading! Keys: 1) Most important- model the process and make your thinking visible. 2) Use simple sentences that focus on content (Students should not spend a lot of time trying to understand the meaning of the sentence.) 3) Encourage students to make predictions by using clues but also model that being incorrect happens. 4) Modify the number of questions for students if needed.
EXAMPLES-
| Hotel Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins (Created by Jamie Nikodym | |||
| Statement: | Yes, I agree | No, I do not agree | After reading reflection: |
| Bruce is very excited to run a hotel at his house. | |||
| Bruce has lots of good help in running a hotel. | |||
| Bears, like Bruce, always hibernate in the winter | |||
| Geese always fly south for the winter | |||
| The geese will cause problems for Bruce again. | |||
| There will be new animal friends in this story | |||
| A bear is a good mother for four geese | |||
| Statement: | Short Answer | After reading reflection: | |
| Bruce will have these feelings about the mice over the course of the story: | |||
| Who will be the “good guys” in the story | |||
| Who will be the “bad guys” in the story | |||
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
(Created by Leah Mussell)
| Statement: | Yes, I agree | No, I disagree | Explain: |
| Looking at the picture on the cover of the book, this book is about a square. | |||
| When a story is about painting and doing artwork, the setting will be at a school. | |||
| Artists can only draw certain objects. | |||
| All artwork starts with a dot. | |||
| Vashti does not like painting or drawing. | |||
| Dots can only be the color green. | |||
| Dots can come in all shapes and sizes. | |||
| Once a person’s mind is made up it doesn’t really change. | |||
| Drawing a line or a dot is considered artwork. |