How to Complete a Probable Passage Before Reading RRN #1

Reading Strategies

Probable Passage Title of Selection: ________________________________________________

Characters Setting Problem

Gist Statement…

Outcomes Unknown Words To discover… 1. 2. 3.

Practice…

The Tortoise and the Hare

Words/Phrases: Tortoise Falls asleep Close finish Hare Irate overconfident

Race course Big breakfast Hot sun

Probable Passage Title of Selection: ________________________________________________

Characters Setting Problem

Gist Statement…

Outcomes Unknown Words To discover… 1. 2. 3.

Hare

Tortoise

Race course

Hot sun

Falls asleep

Overconfident

Big breakfast

Close finish

irate1. Who wins the

race?

2. Why were they racing in the first place?

3. What does irate mean?

The hare and the tortoise race each other. It is a hot day, so one of them falls asleep during the racebecause he ate a big breakfast. The one that falls asleep still thinks he can win because he isoverconfident. The race turns out to be a close finish.

The Tortoise and the Hare

Probable Passage Title of Selection: ________________________________________________

Characters Setting Problem

Gist Statement…

Outcomes Unknown Words To discover… 1. 2. 3.

The World on the Turtle’s Back

Pregnant woman duel Sky-world Left-handed twin Devious Forbidden tree Falls out of the sky Right-handed twin Create a balanced

world Cut off her head

Birds Giant turtle’s back Daughter Wants bark from the

roots A hole in the floor Succumb Contend Destroyed his brother Said that he was a

murderer Rule the world