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Interpreting a Story by Naming Life Lessons/Themes

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Interpreting a Story by Naming Life Lessons/Themes

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Think about what mistakes the character made. Then, think about what he or she learned from that.

"You don't have to ____ to ____"

"It takes ____ to ____"

"Try to (or to not to) ____ when you ____"

"When you ____, you should (or shouldn't learn _____."

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Summarize the story.
- write a 1-2 sentence blurb for each chapter.

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Visualize the setting.
- Describe the setting using the five senses

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Choose 1 or more events with strong emotions in character(s). Identify the:

causes (why they felt that way)

effects ( what they did after because of that feeling)

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Talk about the internal (ex. feelings), and external conflicts (ex. school, family, friendships) the main character is experiencing.

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Notice how a character acts in one situation or scene. Compare it to a time when the character acts or thinks differently. Try to use multiple words that are not synonyms to describe the character in both situations.

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Find a place where the characters are interacting.

Think about what a secondary character's actions are making the main character feel, think, act.

Now, shift your perspective and look at how the main character's actions and words are causing the secondary character to think, feel, and act.

What ideas do you have about each of them and their relationship?

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Think about a point of conflict in the story. Notice if the character acts differently before and after the conflict. Describe the character in a way that shows the character's complexity, or different sides of him or her.

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1) Find 3+ words that you don't know.

2) Write the sentence below and then write 1-2 synonyms or words that might fit in its place. Try to think of them on your own without looking them up!

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When you come to a word, think about:
1) What is its job--is it a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb?
2) Try to figure out the meaning based on the word's job!

List your thinking at each step below for 3+ words you don't know while reading.

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Identifying and Interpreting Social Issues

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Identifying and Interpreting Social Issues

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Think about what issue or issues are in the text.

Race

Poverty

Bullying

Class/Money

Sibling Rivalry

Fitting In

Divorce

Gender

Think, "What is the character learning that connects to the issue?"

Write the lesson that the character learned and how that can apply to other books and life in general.

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Notice something that repeats:

an object

a person

the setting

colors

What idea or concept does that physical thing symbolize or represent?

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Each week your club will focus on a different area of comprehension. You will be responsible for three actions before your meeting every Thursday:

Bring your book to leave at school on Wednesday so you're ready to use it with your club

Comment your response to one comprehension prompt

Create a question to ask your group based on your response and add it in another comment