Introducing the Reading Process and

Reading Strategies
‘’A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads live only once’’
-George R.R Martin
ENDURING UNDERSTANDING:

Reading is an activity that challenges our beliefs,inspires our imagination and expands
our understanding of the world.
Reading Involves a complex interaction between the text and the reader.
The readers interpretation is shaped by his or her prior knowledge, experiences and
attitudes.
Reading is an indispensable skill that requires continuous practice, development and
refinement.

ACTIVITY 1. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:

1. What are the characteristics of an efficient and active reader?

2. Which reading strategies can help me increase my comprehension of the text.

3. How can I effectively apply reading strategies to improve my understanding of the text?

INTRODUCTION:

Reading is an important skill for a high school student to master because many of their

school requirements in school are reading based therefore learning how to maximize

this skill will be indispensable to your success as a student. But have you really

considered just how many skills you actually apply when you read something?

Take a moment and write down on the blanks below as many actions as possible that can be associated
with reading.

_________ ___________ __________ __________ __________

_________ ___________ __________ __________ __________

 Let us try to better appreciate what it means to be by studying a poem.
WARM UP:

Jabberwocky

The word inside the oval is taken from the title of Lewis Carol’s poem. Examine this unusual word . Upon
reading this title can you guess what the poem will be about? What associations you have with the word?
Write them beside the lines. You will go back to these later.

Jabberwocky
By: Lewis Carol

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!

The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!”

He took his vorpal sword in hand;

Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree
And stood awhile in thought.

And, as in uffish thought he stood,

The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through

The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?

Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”
He chortled in his joy.

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
VOCABULARY CHECK:

Look back at unfamiliar words of the poem. Choose five words and place them in the cart below.
Try to decipher the meanings of these words. First one has been done for you.

Unfamiliar word Part of speech Similar sounding Possible meaning

from the poem word in English
1. Slithy Adjective Slimy, sly, slithery Description for a slimy
animal
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ACTIVITY 2:
Answer the following questions comprehensively.

1. Did you understand the poem? Why or why not?

2. What happened in the poem? What is the poem all about?
3. How did you make sense of the poem? Would you say it is non sense? Why or why
not?
4. Who is talking to the boy?
5. What is a Jabberwock?
6. What weapon is used to kill the Jabberwock?
7. What were your impressions of the poem before reading? How about after reading?
What caused the changes?

Defining Reading:
Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of letters, symbols, etc., especially
by sight or touch. Reading is typically an individual activity, done silently, although on
occasion a person reads out loud for other listeners; or reads aloud for one's own use, for
better comprehension. Before the reintroduction of separated text (spaces between words) in
the late Middle Ages, the ability to read silently was considered rather remarkable.

Learning to read or reading skills acquisition is the acquisition and practice of the skills
necessary to understand the meaning behind printed words. For a skilled reader, the act of
reading feels simple, effortless, and automatic. However, the process of learning to read is
complex and builds on cognitive, linguistic, and social skills developed from a very early age.
As one of the four core language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), reading is
vital to gaining a command of written language.