Evaluation: A Reading Strategy

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Evaluation A Reading Strategy

• Created by Mrs. Cowan

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What is evaluation?

• Evaluation is when a reader decides what they
  like or do not like about what they have read.
• Evaluation is the readers chance to assess the
  book or text.

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When do you evaluate a text?

• As a reader, you can evaluate a text DURING
  reading.
• As a reader, you can evaluate a text AFTER
  reading.
• In other words, evaluate the text during and
  after reading.

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How do you evaluate a text?

• Decide if the author was able to make the story
  come to life.
• Decide if the story was informative, entertaining
  or useful.
• Think about how well you understood the text.
• Decide if you enjoyed the text.

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What questions can you ask to evaluate a text?

• Did I like the story?
• What did I like about the story? What did I
  dislike? Explain.
• What does the story make me think of?
• Does the story remind me of anything? Why?

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Your turn to evaluate the text.

• Pumpkin SurpriseI was choosing a pumpkin,A fat
  orange pumpkin,When I spotted a holeIn its
  side-A hole like a door,A little round door,A
  door that led straightTo a house-

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Your turn to evaluate the text.

• In the space of a minuteI saw what was in
  it,-It wasn't a thing you'd forget!Curled in
  that pumpkin,That fat, orange pumpkin,Was a
  fat, little gray MOUSE.A mouse in a house in a
  pumpkin.On a floor that was covered with
  seeds.Curled up and cozy,Snoozy and
  dozy,Asleep on a soft bed of weeds!

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Now your turn to evaluate the text.

• Turn to a partner and discuss the text.
• Be sure to EVALUATE or assess the text.
• Remember, evaluation is when a reader decides
  what they like or do not like about what they
  have read.

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Conclusion

• Evaluation is when a reader decides what they
  like or do not like about what they have read.
• Evaluation is the readers chance to assess the
  book or text.
• Evaluation requires the reader to ask questions
  during and after reading.
• Evaluation allows you to express your opinion
  about the text.