Informal Prediction Guides
Directions: Complete the sentences below after reading just the title, first paragraph, or first section of the text. Listen for your teacher’s instructions on what to read. Once you complete the prediction guide, then finish the assigned reading.
From the title / paragraph, I predict that this chapter will be about ________________
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The reason I believe this is ______________________________________________
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Directions: Survey the chapter. Then complete the sentences that follow.
After surveying the chapter, I believe that the major figure(s) will be _____________
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Some major events will be ______________________________________________
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Informal Prediction Guides
Directions: Complete the sentences below after reading just the title, first paragraph, or first section of the text. Listen for your teacher’s instructions on what to read. Once you complete the prediction guide, then finish the assigned reading.
**Completed using the article “Warming Signs” from Science World Magazine.
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3750240
From the title / paragraph, I predict that this chapter will be about ___how global warming will have negative effects on our environment ______________________
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The reason I believe this is ____the words “danger,” “warming,” and “climate” are used in the title and subtitle ________________________________________________
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Directions: Survey the article. Then complete the sentences that follow.
After surveying the chapter, I believe that the major figure(s) will be _____how wildlife will be affected from the increase in temperatures___________________________
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Some major events will be _________global warming and melting of the polar ice caps_____________________________________________________________
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