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- Analyze Character, Setting, and Plot
- Retell a Story
- Identify an Unstated Main Idea
- Main Idea Sentences
- Identify Problem and Solution
- Find a Solution
- Summarize
- The Summary Game
- Make Comparisons
- What’s the Difference?
- Listen for the Facts
- Analyze Author’s Purpose
- What’s Your Purpose?
- Make Inferences and Analyze
- Follow All Clues
- Cause-and-Effect Relationships
- Cause and Effect Buildup
- Order of Events
- Instructions in Chronological Order
- Draw Conclusions
- Play Detective
- Make and Analyze Predictions
- Can You Make a Prediction?
- Chronological Order of Events
- Directions Out of Order
- Identify Theme
- Theme Theater
- Identify Facts and Details
- It Looks and Sounds Good
- Make Judgments
- You Be the Judge
- Draw Conclusions
- Color Me Hidden
Explain Write on the board: Lorenzo was sent to the store by his mother. His mother said to hurry so she could prepare supper on time. Lorenzo knew a shortcut across a nearby empty lot, but he also knew a new building was being constructed there. It was a dangerous place to cross. He decided to walk fast and shop quickly but not to take the shortcut. Explain that good readers can make judgments by carefully evaluating a character’s words and actions.
Guided Practice Read aloud the paragraph on the board. Discuss with students Lorenzo’s decision not to cross a construction site. Ask: What judgment can you make about Lorenzo and the way he carries out his errand? (Possible answer: He is a sensible person.)
Practice Discuss how making judgments about a character can help readers evaluate the development of the plot. Have students think of another situation Lorenzo might face. Ask students to describe the situation and make judgments about the actions Lorenzo might take. Then have them share their results with classmates.