STUDENT HANDOUT (1 of 2)
AVID Excel Scholar Group Request Form
Directions: Use the following steps in the critical reading process, then complete the pre-work
below in order to prepare for Scholar Groups.
1. First read: Read the text and then create a GIST statement that states the main idea.
2. Second read: Read with a highlighter and identify words that impede your comprehension;
use Inside/Outside/Outside to determine word meanings.
3. Third read: Read with a pencil to mark the text by circling key words/phrases and underlining main ideas.
Title of text:
Author:
My text selection is from (source):
Name:
AVID Excel period:
Date:
Feedback
+ = Exceeds
expectations
= Meets
expectations
= Incomplete
and/or does
not meet
expectations.
What do you understand so far about the text?
Create a GIST statement that states the main idea in a complete sentence.
I used the following reading strategies to make sense of the text:
Scanned/previewed titles and headings
Identied and highlighted vocabulary
words that impede comprehension
Created authentic denitions for
unfamiliar words
Used Inside/Outside/Outside
Chunked the text into smaller pieces
Paused to connect ideas
Circled key words/phrases and underlined
main ideas
Used sticky notes to make
connections
Took focused notes
Reread confusing parts
Created/lled in a graphic organizer
Questioned the text
Examined evidence to support
main ideas
Drew pictures to illustrate ideas
Looked for patterns in the text
Talked about the text/compared
markings
Other:
Other:
Other:
Why is this text challenging for you?
What is your point of confusion (POC) about the text?
Create a text-dependent question (TDQ = higher level question) from your POC
Reading Strategies Used During SG: Key Vocabulary Discussed During SG: Feedback
Reflection Whip-Around: (completed orally at the end of SG)
• A key/main/impor tant idea I gained/learned about the text from Scholar Groups today is because…
• The reading strategy that helped me the most during Scholar Groups today was because…
• During Scholar Groups, I gained a new understanding of because…
Summary: (written in the space below)
Your summary should be written in
complete sentences and include
the following:
The title or topic of your text selection
The author or source of the text
selection
The main ideas of your text selection,
summarized using your own words—
the focus should be on the part of the
text that was initially confusing
Summary Frame:
The article/text “ [insert title] ,” by/from
[ author/source] , explains/d escribes/
examines [state the main idea of
the text in a complete sentence] .
Additionally/Also, the author states/claims/
illustrates that [state another main
idea in a complete sentence] . This is
important/signicant/relevant because
[explain reason in a complete
sentence] .
Feedback
+ = Exceeds
expectations
= Meets
expectations
= Incomplete
and/or does
not meet
expectations.
Summary:
STUDENT HANDOUT (2 of 2)