It is important to make connections when you read.  Active reading is a process the reader uses to engage with the text being read.  This is a good reading strategy to use to better understand the text and the task being assigned to you. It is important to read text while thinking critically about the material and asking relevant questions as you read.  Active reading also involves understanding what is expected of you.

"ACTIVE" reading stands for Asking questions, Making connections, Tracking down important information, Inferring/predicting, Visualizing and Evaluating and synthesizing.

For example, consider what it means to be resilient?  To set the stage for reading your novel and connecting to a main idea, take a moment to listen to the TedTalk by Monique Gray Smith, the author of Tilly, one of the novels on your suggested reading list. She discusses what facilitates resiliency in people.  

Open your Learning Guide and complete Activity 5.1 - 4 Blankets of Resilience while you watch the video.

In this unit, you will be challenged to:                    

• use your reading strategies
• apply appropriate strategies to comprehend written, oral and visual texts, guide inquiry, and extend thinking
• think critically, creatively, reflectively to explore ideas within, between, and beyond texts
• recognize and appreciate the role of story, narrative, and oral tradition in expressing First Peoples' perspectives, values, beliefs, and points of view