Post-reading or after-reading strategies are active reading strategies implemented after reading a book. Post-reading strategies are composed of reviewing assignments or activities that will prolong the official completion, but will anchor new concepts and sharpen opinions.
Post-reading strategies are considered response strategies and sometimes accounted repair strategies.
Below are some post-reading or after-reading strategies.
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Reread. [verified] Reread all of the Balancing the Sword questions that you completed in the during-reading strategies. Skim read the book again.
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Summary. [verified] Retell the story. Outline the story from your notes in the during-reading strategies. Write you own book summary or review. Write a formal book report.
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Compare and contrast this book to another by the same author or during the same time or of the same genre. Give three similarities and three dissimilarities between this book and _____________.
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Theater. Perform a dramatic reading or a theatrical reenactment of all or part of the book with full inflections and facial expression.
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Review. Using the Balancing the Sword questions, have your parent or a sibling quiz you.
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Vocabulary. Review the vocabulary provided by your parent or teacher in the pre-reading strategies and the new terms that you amassed vocabulary in the during-reading strategies.
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Reflect upon the questions that you developed before the pre-reading strategies. Which questions were answered?
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Predictions. Which of your predictions made in the phase of pre-reading strategies were correct?
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What did you learn? Complete the L-column of the KWL Worksheet.
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Appraisal. Could the same ideas have been conveyed in a simpler format? On a scale of one to five with one being below your reading and comprehension level, with three being equal to your reading and comprehension level, and with five being above your comprehension level, how would you rate the difficulty of this book? 1 2 3 4 5.
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Predictions. Were the stories or ideas in the book as you expected?
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Setting. What did you learn about the cultural context of the book from reading the book?
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Comment. Give your opinion on _______________.
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Plot. Write down the main events of this book as a plot sequence.
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Visualize. Create a stick figure depiction of each scene. Use only ___________ frames to match your plot. Like a comic strip. Draw a picture of one scene. A stick figure is acceptable.
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Personalize. [verified] What feelings did this book stir within you? What did you find most interesting or appealing? What do you still find confusing? What did you learn that you might find applicable in your life? The objective is to relate aspects of the story to your own experiences and feelings.
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Research. [verified] Exercise your skills to unearth additional insights about some part of the story. Your possibilities are near endless. Eligible resources include almanacs, private, academic, or government publications, Internet, news agencies, and information services.
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rereading, *
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note taking, *
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summarizing, *
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outlining, *
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writing a formal report, and *
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relating what is read to his or her own experiences and feelings. *
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research: * (skills and tools) [almanacs, government publications, microfiche , Internet, news sources, and information services]
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Study Resources for Classic Writings, Sermons, and Commentaries:
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Regarding biblical study, there are several tools which are especially helpful: dictionary, concordance, lexicon, interlinear Bible, encyclipedia, commentaries. These tools are free at various websites:
http://www.biblos.com/
http://www.blueletterbible.org/
http://www.biblegateway.com/
http://www.ccel.org/
http://www.sermonaudio.com/
http://www.oneplace.com/
http://ebible.com/
http://www.biblestudytools.com/
https://www.bible.com/
http://unbound.biola.edu/
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determine the author’s purpose
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determine the author’s point of view
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identify devices of persuasion and methods of appeal and their effectiveness.
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analyze the validity and reliability of primary source information and use the information appropriately.
See pre-reading strategies and during-reading strategies and close reading to learn more.
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AO-10. Demonstrate awareness of methods used in modern academic study of the Bible.
LA.A.1.4.1 select and use prereading strategies that are appropriate to the text, such as discussion, making predictions, brainstorming, generating questions, and previewing to anticipate content, purpose, and organization of a reading selection.
LA.A.1.4.2 select and use strategies to understand words and text, and to make and confirm inferences from what is read, including interpreting diagrams, graphs, and statistical illustrations.
LA.A.2.4.6 select and use appropriate study and research skills and tools according to the type of information being gathered or organized, including almanacs, government publications, microfiche , [Internet], news sources, and information services.
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AO-6. Demonstrate use of before, during, and after reading strategies and critical-thinking skills to enhance comprehension of literary, informational, and technical text.
LA.A.1.4.1 select and use prereading strategies that are appropriate to the text, such as discussion, making predictions, brainstorming, generating questions, and previewing to anticipate content, purpose, and organization of a reading selection.
LA.A.1.4.4 apply a variety of response strategies, including rereading, note taking, summarizing, outlining, writing a formal report, and relating what is read to his or her own experiences and feelings.
LA.A.2.4.2 determine the author’s purpose and point of view and their effects on the text.
LA.A.2.4.5 identify devices of persuasion and methods of appeal and their effectiveness.
LA.A.2.4.7 analyze the validity and reliability of primary source information and use the information appropriately.
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Concept Map - theme
timeline
storyboards and cartoons
identify quotable quotes
speculation
collage
write a summary or review as a poem or a book review or news reporter
An Internet search for "reading strategies" will provide other suggestions.
meditation
vocabulary & patterns
