Tool 11: SQ3R Organizer

SQ3R stands for Survey, Question, Read, Recite, and Review. This graphic organizer spans theentire lesson—beginning, middle, and end, and is extremely effective during the reading ofnonfiction text.

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Topic or Story Title:

SURVEY QUESTION READ RECITE

Record important titlesand subtitles fromchapter sections.

Write who, what, when,where, and why questionsfor the main topics andsubtopics.

After reading, writeanswers to the fivequestions that werewritten.

Record additionalinteresting facts related tothe five questions tocomplement theinformation that wasdiscovered during thereading.

Review: On the reverse side, compose a one-paragraph summary for each of the questions that wereanswered. Use this as a study guide.