4Ps Handout

Step 1: PREVIEW THE TEXT What do you see? Titles Headings Visuals, Pictures, & Graphics o Captions Vocabulary What do you think?

Step 2: PURPOSE

Pick one.

1. What purpose, if any, does my teacher give me for reading the text? ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Make a prediction- What do you think the text is mostly about? What is the main idea of the article? ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Ask a question- What do you wonder? ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What do I want to know more about? ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Step 3: PAUSE & THINK

o Break the text down in to manageable sections and bracket. ([ ]) o Read each chunk. o Pause and Think about what you just read. Mark up the text by using A.C.T.I.V.E Strategies:

A ASK QUESTIONS C CONNECT

in order to

What do you wonder?

clarify anything that was unclear and deepen understanding Activate background Text- to- Self: This reminds me of something in my world. Text- to Text: This reminds me of something else Ive read. Text to World: This reminds me of something outside of my world, including history, a contemporary issue, or a current event. What is the main idea of a chunk of text?

knowledge and make connections between new and known information

T TRACK IT DOWN
the most important information.

Determine what is

I INFER

Make inferences using what you

What do I already know + Clues from the text = an Educated Guess What can you picture in your head as you are reading?

already know plus clues from the text.

V VISUALIZE E EUREKA!

Use sensory images What other sensory details do you notice? (Taste, Touch, Smell, Hear?) Pause and summarize the section of the text you just read. Take the information you have learned and connect it to what you already know.

to enhance comprehension and visualize the reading

Bring all of the information

together by summarizing, synthesizing and extending your thinking.

Step 4: PROVE YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Paraphrase what the article was about. (3-5 sentences) ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

PROVE YOUR ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

Answer questions associated with this article or passage. Reference the article or passage to find evidence to support every answer.