| Predicting
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Reading Skills
- Making predictions
- Making connections
- Making inferences
- Determining cause and effect
Overview of the "Predicting
the Outcomes" Strategy
"Predicting the Outcomes"
is a strategy that allows students to "stop,"
"drop," and "roll." Students are
encouraged to stop where they are, drop the novel (close
the book momentarily), and roll all of the information
they have into a prediction of what will happen in the
coming chapters. This activity should reoccur during
the reading of the novel and is effective throughout
to determine the comprehension of the students.
Activity for the "Predicting
the Outcomes" Strategy
Several questions have been provided
to guide students in predicting what may happen next
in the novel. The strategy can be applied to any character
at any point in the reading of the book.
Have the students read up to chapter
20 and answer the following questions about Diamond:
- Is Diamond always very vague about his personal
life?
- What do you believe has happened to his family?
- Who is responsible for his care?
- Is Diamond responsible for the mishaps that
have been occurring in the next town?
- What will happen to Diamond?
- Have each student use information from chapters
6 through 20 to predict the life and fate of Diamond
and write down his or her predictions.
- In a class discussion, have the students tell what
they know about Diamond.
- Ask the students as a class to predict the future
of Diamond, using the information discussed in class.
Write this class prediction on the board.
Assessment
Have the students compare their individual
written predictions with those of the class and rate
their prediction as same, similar, or different. After
the students have completed their reading of the novel,
revisit this activity, and have them compare and rate
their individual and class predictions with what actually
happens to Diamond.
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