Questions to Ponder for The Project : Reading, Part 2 6.

6 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of nonfiction texts f. Differentiate between fact and opinion g. Identify the main idea h. Summarize supporting details i. Compare and contrast information about one topic, which may be contained in different selections j. Identify the authors organizational pattern k. Identify cause and effect relationships l. Use reading strategies to monitor comprehension throughout the reading process Directions: Read section 6.6 of the Virginia Standards of Learning. For this activity, we will be focusing only on sections f-l. Read CAREFULLY the sections titled Essential Understandings and Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Processes to help you understand what is expected. Use the back of the paper if you have any additional comments or questions. 1. What is the difference between fact and opinion?

2. Why is it important to be able to tell the difference between fact and opinion?

3. Why is it important to be able to identify the main idea?

4. How will you show that you understand the main idea when doing research?

5. Why is it important to be able to summarize the supporting details from different sources?

6. What are some different ways to summarize information?

7. Why is it important to compare ideas from different sources?

8. Why is it important to contrast ideas from different sources?

9. How will you show that you have compared and contrasted ideas from different sources?

10.Why do you think it would be important to recognize how nonfiction text is organized?

11.What are some common patterns of organizing text?

12.Why is it important to be able to tell the difference between cause and effect?

13.How can you, as a writer, be sure to make cause and effect clear in a research paper?

14.Which two of these do you think would be most helpful when writing a research paper? Why?

15.Why is it important to be able to tell whether or not you understand what you read?

16.Why will it be important to think about the reading strategies you use during this project?

17.How can you show that youve been using good reading strategies during this project?