Review: Your Reading Thinking Toolkit

Use characters, setting, questions, pictures, predictions, and causes together.

Let's use all your tools on one story. Read: 'On a windy fall morning, Rae and her little brother flew a kite in the park. A big gust pulled the string from Rae's hand! The kite landed in a pond. Rae's brother began to cry.

Rae found a long stick, hooked the string, and pulled the kite to shore. ' Characters: Rae and her brother. Setting: a windy fall morning in the park. Problem: the kite lands in the pond. Cause and effect: the gust caused the kite to fly away.

Summary: Rae used a stick to save the kite.

• 1Find characters, setting, and problem.
• 2Look for cause and effect.
• 3Finish with a short summary.