Active Reading Process

When you first start, you can only do a little of it at a time.

As you read/run you build stamina (power to endure).

The more you read/run, the easier it becomes:

-You run/read faster, longer,

with more fluency and

comprehension.

Seven steps for reading SUCCESS.

Read the title and introduction, determine the genre, look at any pictures, and predict what you think the selection is about. 

Underline the important key words in the QUESTIONS as you read them.

(QAR-Where will you find the answer?)

Notice any numbered paragraphs in the selection …

Number if you need to…

Now, as you read…

Enclose any key words or clues that can help you find your answers.

Re-read the questions and all answer choices; mark out incorrect responses.

Select the RIGHT answer. Make sure to carefully and completely bubble in the answer you picked.

WATCH ME DO ONE.

Alexander Graham Bell is best known for his invention of the telephone. While trying to discover the secret of transmitting multiple messages on a single wire, Bell heard the sound of a plucked string along some of the electrical wire. One of Bell's assistants, Thomas A. Watson, was trying to reactivate a telephone transmitter. After hearing the sound, Bell believed he could send the sound of a human voice over the wire. After receiving a patent on March 7, 1876 for transmitting sound along a single wire, he successfully transmitted human speech on March 10th. Bell's telephone patent was one of the most valuable patents ever issued. He started the Bell Telephone Company in 1877.

What was Thomas A. Watson doing when Alexander Graham Bell heard the sound of a plucked string over electric wire?

A. Transmitting multiple message over a single wire.

B. Transmitting the human voice over the single wire.

C. Starting the Bell Telephone Company

D. Reactivating a telephone transmitter.

LET’S DO ONE TOGETHER…

Despite the peace that temporarily reigned in Boston, the Sons of Liberty were continually trying to find ways to keep Parliament' s power over them in check. Furthermore, the tax on tea became more and more irritating.

In 1773, Parliament authorized the Tea Act. Within the Tea Act, Parliament granted the East India company a monopoly (the only business in a specific trade or product) over the American tea trade. Although the monopoly decreased the price of tea, Americans realized that Parliament was only regulating American trade, and had the power to interfere in American business whenever it suited them. Public protest of the Tea Act grew quickly through the colonies. Fearing a revolt, several ships carrying tea destined for New York and Philadelphia returned to England without unloading tea.

On December 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty, led by Samuel Adams, planned to show Parliament how they felt about the Tea Act. They boarded the British ship Dartmouth docked in Boston Harbor, dressed up as Indians, and dumped the entire load of tea into the water. This event came to be known as the Boston Tea Party.

The historical significance of the Boston Tea Party is recognized more in the British response than in the event itself.

1. Why did Americans oppose the Tea Act?

A. It made tea more expensive.

B. It made tea cheaper.

C. It showed that parliament could interfere with American trade.

D. The quality of tea had decreased.

2. Why did tea destined for New York and Philadelphia return to England?

A. The tea tax was too high.

B. People refused to drink the tea.

C. A revolt was possible.

D. The ports were closed.

Use the RUNNERS active reading process for increased comprehension and to ACE your next assessment.