6 Traits of Effective Readers: Reading Between the Lines

3. Realizing Context: What is the purpose of this piece?

Was it to: Entertain, Persuade, or Inform?

Can be a combination, but usually more one than the other(s)

and how does the author influence your understanding of the subject of the selection?

· Entertain: humorous stories, amusing images, exaggerated details

· Persuasive: biased details for or against ( all the good of one-side, all the bad details of the other side), first person point-of-view

· Informative: factual and specific names, dates, places, quotes, examples

Write it out:

1. state it

2. “prove” it and

3. explain it

OK title: basic main idea, used name/what from text

Creative title!!!:

Alliteration (Rugged Rock Remain Rewarding) for rock climbing

Pop culture (“Ooops! I did it Again” – Brittney Spears); “Gone in 60 Seconds” movie; “Law and Order” television; “Do the Dew” catch phrase; etc.

Borrowed quotation/phrase from the text

Then, using evidence from the selection, justify your title showing your knowledge of the historical significance, cultural importance, or “the big picture” of this selection.

Write it out:

1. state it

2. “prove” it and

3. explain it