Lesson 7: Reading Comprehension
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
After rereading and discussing a model of close reading, students will be able to use reading comprehension strategies to develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts.
Checklist for Reading Comprehension:
In order to develop and deepen your comprehension of texts, preview the following reading comprehension strategies to apply throughout the year:
Setting a Purpose
Generating Questions
Making and Confirming Predictions
Visualizing
Making Connections
Making Inferences
Evaluating Details
Synthesizing Monitoring Comprehension
As you preview these strategies, consider the following questions:
-For which types of texts might this reading comprehension strategy be useful?
-How might this reading comprehension strategy help me in the future?
RL/I.8.10, SL.8.1.A, SL.8.1.C, SL.8.2, L.8.6
DOK 1 & 2
Text Chunking
Guiding Questions
Sentence Starters & Response Frames
Small Group Support
Graphic Organizers
Visual Glossary
Modeling
Think-a-Louds
Quiz questions, Open-Ended Response Questions, Discussion and Notes
StudySync Skill Lesson on: Reading Comprehension