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Goals:

• SWBAT use a new reading strategy.
  
• SWBAT summarize an article.
  
• SWBAT create text-self and text-world connections.
  
• SWBAT write a well-developed paragraph.
  

Objectives

• SWBAT make predictions before reading an article.
  
• SWBAT confirm or alter their predictions while reading an article.
• SWBAT skim for the gist of the article.
• SWBAT scan for details of the article.
• SWBAT infer information based on the article.
• SWBAT solve real world problems based on the article. 
• SWBAT create a topic sentence.
• SWBAT compile details to support the main idea of the paragraph.
  
• SWBAT create a concluding sentence.
  

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Table of Contents

Pre-Reading: Making Predictions