What can images tell you about a text?

In this lesson you will preview a text by using the title and

illustrations to make predictions.

Let’s Review

Great readers preview the text by looking at…

Title Author Illustrations Blurb

A Common MistakeWhat does the title tell me?

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“Whitewashing the Fence”

Painting, using a thin, cheap paint.

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In this image, I see a boy painting a fence. This is exactly what it says in the title!

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In this image, I see someone running away from the fence, that is probably supposed to be painted.

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What prediction can

I make?

Prediction = an educated guess about what might

happen

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I can predict that this story is about a group of boys—a boy who whitewashes a wall, and a boy who is watching the whitewashing happen.

What prediction can

I make?

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Read the title.1

2 Examine the Illustrations.

3 Make a prediction.

In this lesson you learned to preview a text by using the

title and illustrations to make predictions.

Guided Practice

What predictions can I make by previewing this title and illustration.?

“Whitewashing the Fence”

Guided Practice

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3

Read the title

Examine the illustrations.

Make a prediction

Guided PracticeUsing the title

and illustrations, what prediction

can I make?

Extension ActivitiesGroup Extension: Working with your group, preview the books in front of you and make predictions about what they might be about. Remember to follow the three steps and to take notes on the sheet your teacher gives you.

1. Read the title.2. Examine the illustrations.3. Make a prediction.

Extension Activities

Individual Extension: Take a look at your own independent reading book, follow the three-steps to preview your new novel and make a prediction about what your novel will be about. Record your prediction on a sticky note.

Quick QuizQuick Quiz Using the three steps we learned, preview another story and make a prediction on your sticky note: