Anticipation/Reaction GuideResearch: An anticipation guide is meant to be used before reading in
order to activate student’s background knowledge on a topic and also to create
excitement about a new topic. Statements
are given to students before reading.
These statements relate to key ideas of the text and ask the student if
they agree/disagree with the statement.
They encourage curiosity and give purpose to reading (Washington Educational
Telecommunications Authority (WETA), 2014a). Research shows that anticipation guides engage students in reading. It helps them make predictions before reading and as they read the text they are verifying these predictions. Also, anticipation guides, “connect new information to prior knowledge” (WETA, 2013). Student Benefits: This strategy benefits students because it engages them in reading. It gives them something to think about before reading and something to look for while reading. It also forces them to find evidence for their beliefs. They find textual clues to support their statement of agreement/disagreement. Procedures: (WETA, 2014a) 1.) Create the anticipation guide ahead of time. Write four to six statements that provoke thought about the key ideas from the text. Include a column for students to mark agree/disagree and a place to add additional comments after reading. 2.) Model how to use an anticipation guide. Introduce the text and show them your expectations. 3.) Read each statement and ask students to mark agree/disagree. Allow for discussion and predictions. 4.) Read the text (or have students read independently) and stop in places where these statements arise. 5.) After reading, revisit these statements and allow for discussion. |
BELOW: A teacher shows use to effectively use an anticipation guide with a fiction book in her classroom.
Writing Ideas: Using the anticipation guide, have students construct a paragraph response predicting what the story will be about. Or, after reading, have students defend one of their statements by using evidence to back their opinion.
Web Resources: http://www.adlit.org/strategies/19712/ (a template to use for an anticipation guide and "how to") http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/printouts/anticipation-guide-30578.html (a lesson on how to use this guide and variations) http://cte.unt.edu/content/files/_IT/IT_BestPractices/AntGuide/AntGuide_best_pract_all.pdf (great examples of real anticipation guides and instructions) |
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