Story Impression
Outcomes Met: Grade 5 Science 5-4-13, 5-1-06
The story or text impression strategy uses clue words associated with key components of the text (in a novel it could be things like character, setting, or plot; in science it could be things like processes or characteristics). The main idea is to provide the reader with fragments of the actual content to predict the events or processes of the text. For example, in science, before you begin a unit on the digestive system (or before students read about it), have students form an overall impression of how they think the digestive system works and its role in the human body by providing them with key words. 1. Introduce new unit or topic to students. 2. Hand out a list of key words about the topic or unit. 3. Have students form an impression about the process or events of the text or unit. 4. Review some of the impressions before starting the unit or having students read about the topic. 5. Revisit impressions after students have finished reading about the topic or you have finished teaching on the topic.
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