Ms. Rankin’s Book ClubsBook-Talk Say Something Strategies

1 ) Make connections This story reminds me of ________ because _______.

2) Ask questions. I wonder why… or Does this mean… or What about…

3) Make smart predictions

I think that ________ will happen because ________. (About after the book ends)

4) Make interpretations. Maybe the author is trying to say that…

5) Comment on the text. The author does ______ which is __________.

6) Evaluate. What I like/dislike about the text is ____ because ____.

7) Revise your reading. At first, I thought _____. Now I think ______.

(What became clearer as you read?)

8) Go beyond. Life is like this when… or People need to…

9) Identify patterns. One pattern I noticed is ________.

10) Identify big ideas. The message is… or One important theme is…

11) Identify changes over time.

In this text, ____ shows change when _____.

12) Challenge the text. This could not happen here and now because…

Why did the author ___ instead of ____?

If I could rewrite this section, I would…