Activity In this activity, you’ll select either a fiction or nonfiction text to read independently. Before, during, and after you read, you’ll use comprehension strategies to monitor your understanding and annotate the text to show deeper understanding of the passage.

Part A
Take a look at the fiction text, “The Storyteller,” and the nonfiction text, “Was Einstein a Space Alien?” Select one text to read independently. Once you’ve selected a text, note the following:

the title of the text you selected
the reason, or purpose, you selected the text
a question you have about the text

(text box)

Part B
Annotate the text by competing each statement in the table.

As I read, a question I have is
A text-to-self connection I can make is
A text-to-text connection I can make is
A text-to-world connection I can make is
An inference I can make is
My inference is supported by this evidence from the text:
I used the comprehension strategy , which helped me
After reading the text, a question I have is