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Group Reading

These slides are to add information that your group has uncovered during your group reading sessions.

The Leader will make a copy of the slides, and share it with the rest of the group.

It is the whole groups job to write all of the responses.

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Our Roles

The Leader:

Decides who will do each job.They introduce the text and make sure everyone is able to join in.

The Predictor:

Uses information from the cover and the etx to predict what will happen. The predictor is going to make sure everyone shares their predictions.

The Questioner:

Thinks about what you already know, what you would like to know and what you need to know. The group will then answer the questions.

The Clarifier:

Identifies any confusing words, sentences and ideas. They will need to think about how to find a solutio. The group will need to work together to answer this.

The Summariser:

Leads the summarising conversation where everyone is able to share the important parts of the text. What was the problem, how was it solved and wad did we learn.

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We think the text will be about…

We thought this because…

Our Predictions

Before reading the text use the title, colours, and the pictures to make predictions.

  • What key ideas might you expect to find in the text?
  • Who might the text be about?
  • What issue/problems might be in the text?

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Our Questions

Questions we had about the text.

Answers our group came up with…

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The Clarifications

Include words, or phrases that you are unsure of. Ask other group members and then you may use Google

Word or Phrases we were unsure about…

We figured out they meant…

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Connections

What did this text remind you of? Each member of your group needs to add a connection

  • Other things you’ve read/watched
  • Your own life experiences
  • Experiences of people you know
  • Ideas you’ve had before

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Summary

What do you think the author’s purpose was?

What do you think their reason for writing this was?

What were the important ideas?

What did the author want us to think about?