Read the article or chapter. List what you have learned. Teacher will model with a piece of expository text. Teacher reads outloud 2 pages of the text to the class. Teacher lists student responses to the piece of text that was read using the KWL comprehension strategy.
Teacher records students responses on the board.
Students will buddy-read an expository book of choice. They will record the KWL responses in their reading journals. Teacher will check the journals for understanding of what they have read and to see if they have utilized the KWL comprehension strategy correctly.