Compare students' predictions to the information contained in the text. Add new ideas and understandings to students' initial list or webbing . Assessment Use reading conferences to assess students' application of this strategy during independent reading. Assess students' abilities to comprehend narrative and expository text. Expository and narrative reading materials differ in format and purpose.
Most narratives follow a predictable pattern.
Adaptations and Applications Students could write their own story endings using the list of predicted conclusions. Students could use a self-directed reading and thinking strategy during independent reading. The reason is that their purpose for acquiring such knowledge is very different. For example, both the hunter and the biologist may know a great deal about caribou. So, in many cases, one kind of knowledge is not simply better or worse than another - it is different.