Predictions
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What is it?
A prediction is an educated guess about something that may happen later in the text. Making predictions is an important reading strategy to help a reader make connections between what he/she knows and the text. Like a detective uses clues to solve a mystery, a reader can use clues given by the author to predict what may happen next.
Why should I do it?
Making predictions about a text while you are reading is an important reading strategy. Your predictions will help you find meaning in a text. When you make a prediction, you engage with the author's clues about what is important in the text.
How do I do it?
As you read, stop every once in a while and think about what the author has written. Check the text and images for clues about what might be important. If you're reading a story, try to predict what you think may happen next. If you're reading a poem, article, or essay, try predicting the main ideas or themes the author will emphasize.
Directions: You will receive the title and two (2) headings of an article. You must create three (3) predictions about the article based on this information. After you create your predictions you will receive the article. While you are reading the article, you must either confirm or alter (change; edit; fix) your predcitions. We will do the first one together.