The following is examples illustrate some of the Makes Sense Learning Strategies

List the parts Identify a Reminding Word Note a LINCing Story Create a LINCing Picture Self-test

Reminding Word

compromise

promise

To reach an agreement, both promised to give up something

agreement, but each give up something

new term essential definition

LINCing story

LINCing picture

List the partsIdentify a “reminding word”Note a LINCing StoryConstruct a LINCing Picture

LINCS vocabulary learning strategy

Self-test

Predict* Read the first few sentences.* Think about what it says about the topic so far.* Think about what you know about the topic.* Predict what you think the rest of the passage will tell

you

Predict * Check * Connect reading comprehension strategy

Check* Read several more sentences.* Think about what else it says about the topic. * See if your predict was correct

Connect* Think about what the whole passage was about.* Think about how it is similar or different from what you

already knew about the topic * Say how the topic connects with something you already

knew,

Prepare your mind* Put name & memory devices on test * Reveal preferred order for taking test sections* Express a “POWER” statement* Puff a cleansing breath to relax

PREP SMART test-taking strategy

ShMaAaRaTa

Purpose* What do you want to happen when someone reads your writing?*Determine if there a specific type of writing you need to produce.

(Narrative, Descriptive, Expository, Persuasive)

Audience* Decide who you intend to read your writing. * Think about if you will need to write UP to your audience or DOWN to

your audience.

Topic• Decide exactly what your topic will be.• Think about what your audience probably already knows or doesn’t

know about your topic that may need explaining.

Hook* Think about something you can write about at the begging that will

“hook” your reader.

PATH & PLANS pre-writing strategy

Preview words to useList the main ideas to write about Assign order to your ideasNote each idea in complete sentences.SCOPE for errors & fix them

PLANS pre-writing strategy

Spelling• Mark words that MIGHT be misspelled.• Substitute with another word

- OR – Get the correct spelling from someone or a dictionary

Capitalize • DO Capitalize the 1st letter of 1st word of EVERY

sentence. • DO capitalize proper nouns (names of people, places,

things).• DON’T capitalize types of things.

Omissions• Look for missing words you meant to write, but

accidentally left out.

Punctuation* Punctuation mark at the end of every sentence ( . , ? ! )

Ear• Read you paper out loud.• Listen for sentences that don’t make sense; fix them.

SCOPE editing strategy

Question* Read the first few sentences.* Think about what it says about the topic so far.* Make up a question you think will be answered in the

remainder of the passage

Question * Check * Connect reading comprehension strategy

Check* Read the rest of the passage.* See if your question was answered.• Say what the answer was

-OR, if it didn’t answer your question…Make up a question it did answer.

Connect* Think about what the whole passage was about.* Think about how it is similar or different from what you

already knew about the topic * Say how the topic connects with something you already

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