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Monday, October 22, 2012

Reading and Responding to Nonfiction 3: Making Conclusions


3rd Reading – Scan or skim the text and your notes. Synthesize or make sense of what you have noticed so far, and make conclusions.

  1. How has this article changed your thinking?
  2. How does it compare and contrast to your life and the world in general?
  3. What does the text make you question and wonder? What would you like to further research?
  4. Use sentence starters such as:
    1. After reading this article, I have realized/concluded/decided/recognized/come to understand…
    2. This article has made me appreciate/acknowledge…
    3. This reminds me of/makes me think…
    4. This is similar/different from…
* Now repeat the 3-step reading nonfiction process for the other texts. 

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