Thinking Aloud Video List
Introductory Video
- Thinking Aloud! Making Sense Of Literacy
Developing Wide Reading: Literary Genre
Fantasy
- High Fantasy
- Science Fiction
- Modern Fantasy
Folklore
- Folktales, Fairy Tales, and Fables
- Epics, Legends, and Tall Tales
- Myths
- Mother Goose
Historical Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Fluency
- Are you fluent?
- Accuracy
- Expression
- Rate
- Phrasing
- Volume
- Blending the elements of fluency
Comprehension
Reading Strategies
- Author Labs (thinking about thinking)
- Prereading Strategies
Identifying Questions
- In the book: right there
- In the book: think and search
- In my head: author and me
- In my head: on my own
- In the book
- In my head
Reading Fiction
Narrative Story
- A Story
- Story Structure
Characterization
- Narration
- Character’s conversation with others
- Character’s thoughts
- Others’ thoughts about the character & character in action
Setting
- Setting
- Historical Fiction
- Realistic Fiction
- Fantasy
Plot
- Overview
- Progressive pattern of action & person-against-nature conflict
- Cliffhanger pattern of action & person-against-self conflict
- Parallel pattern of action & person-against-person conflict
- Episodic pattern of action & person-against-society conflict
Reading Nonfiction
Evaluating Nonfiction (Is it accurate?)
- Accurate Author #1
- Accurate Author #2
Nonfiction Text Structure (Content Area Reading)
- Text Structure – Public Service Announcement
- Graphic Organizer
Cause-Effect
- Multiple causes – single effect
- Single cause – multiple effects
- Cause-effect chain
Description
- Main idea and details
- Main idea and details with graphic organizer
Compare-Contrast
- Whole-whole
- Part-part
Problem-Solution
- Problem-evidence-solution-results
Sequence
- Life cycle
- Timeline
- Set of steps and directions
Writing Process
- Prewriting
- Drafting
- Revision
- Editing
- Publishing