Before Reading
Gather Information
Preview the selection by reading the Prereading page carefully, considering the title, thinking about the pull quotes on pages 852 and 858, and examining the art on pages 851 and 857. Using the information you have gathered, make one or more preliminary predictions about the selection.
During Reading
Make Predictions
1. Listen as your teacher reads the beginning of the story aloud. What mood is created at the beginning of the story? How does this beginning fit with the preliminary predictions you made? What do you think will happen next? Write down your new predictions in your notebook.
2. Read the rest of the story on your own. Stop occasionally to assess your predictions, make new predictions, and write them in your notebook.
Fix-Up Idea: Visualize
The setting of this story is important. As you read, focus on the description and visualize this place. Try to imagine yourself in this place and think about the mood and how it feels to be in this place.
After Reading
Analyze and Verify Predictions
Go through your list of predictions. Put a star next to predictions you were right about. Put a check next to predictions you changed as you gathered more information. Share your predictions with a partner. Talk about what clues in the story led you to make your predictions and your reassessments.