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What Are Reading Guides
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Reading guides are printed or electronic worksheets used by readers to:

  • take notes

  • organize information

  • visually identify key elements

They can be used for personal readings as well as for assigned readings.

According to their format, they can be used before, while and/or after reading:

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Reading Guides Uses
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Using reading guides is an effective strategy for improving reading skills.


Reading guides allow readers to:

  • ask themselves important comprehension questions.

  • monitor their comprehension of texts.

  • identify the key elements of texts.

  • clearly organize the ideas presented in texts.

  • think about the information they are reading.

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Reading Guides Formats
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There are several formats of reading guides.


Each format can be adapted according to:

  • the reading purpose 

  • the type of reading

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Reading Guides Contents
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Fiction reading guides often include:

  • character descriptions

  • story events (listings & descriptions)

  • story themes & symbols

  • vocabulary definitions

  • thoughts and notes

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Nonfiction reading guides often contain:

  • important information

  • summaries

  • thoughts and notes

  • comparisons between concepts/ideas

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Fiction Reading Guides
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Character Profile
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Character profiles in reading guides are used to note down information about a fictional character.

What is usually found in character profile worksheets:

  • Name of the character

  • Age

  • Role in the story: protagonist, antagonist, sidekick

  • Occupation

  • Relationships to other characters

  • Character-defining quote(s)

  • Likes/dislikes

  • Psychological traits

  • Physical traits

  • Character-defining actions

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Character analysis worksheet.
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Character Comparison
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Reading guides can also be used to compare characters.
Here is an example of a Venn diagram used to compare the features of two story characters.

Here are things that can be compared: 

  • Physical traits

  • Psychological traits

  • Background

  • Beliefs/Values

  • Behaviours/Ways to express themselves

  • Relationships

  • Dialogue

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Character comparison venn diagram template.
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Timelines
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Timelines* can be used as reading guides to note down the progress of:

  • a story by ordering the key events.

  • a character’s actions in a story (to illustrate character growth).

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*Timelines can also be used with nonfiction texts to order historical events, instructions and progression.

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Story Events
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Reading guides can be used to understand the main events of a story.
A Plot diagram is an effective tool to visually organize and understand the six main stages of a story:

  1. Exposition: introduction

  2. Conflict: disturbing element

  3. Rising action: events building suspense

  4. Climax: point of no return

  5. Falling action: results of climax

  6. Resolution: conclusion

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Chapter/Section Summary
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Reading guides can be used to summarize book chapters or sections.

What is usually found in chapter/section summaries:

  • Chapter/section number or title

  • Setting: location, time and context of the story

  • Characters: protagonist, antagonist, sidekicks 

  • Vocabulary: important, learned, searched words

  • Events: plot points

  • Thoughts: opinion, interrogation and reactions 

  • Predictions of what will happen in the next chapter.

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Book Report Worksheets
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Reading guides can be used to visually organize a book’s main information. 
What is usually found in a book report worksheet:

  • Title

  • Author(s)

  • Genre(s): adventure, romance, science fiction…

  • Theme(s): central idea or topic of the story

  • Setting: location, time and context of the story

  • Plot: summary of key plot points

  • Characters: protagonist, antagonist, sidekicks

  • Thoughts: opinion, interrogation and reactions 

Here is an example of a book report done with a concept map*.
 

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Concept map template.
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*Concept maps can also be used as nonfiction reading guides.

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Here’s another example of a book report worksheet.

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Nonfiction Reading Guide Content
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When reading nonfiction, there are several ways to take notes about a topic and organize the information found in the text.

Below are examples of reading guides that can facilitate note-taking.

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KWL CHARTS
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Using KWL charts is an effective way to take notes about a topic and organize information.

KWL charts are graphic organizers used before, during and after reading.

They contain three sections:

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K: What I already know.
Before reading:

  • activate prior knowledge

  • write down what you already know about the topic

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W: What I want to know.
Before reading: 

  • reflect on what you would like to learn about the topic

  • write any questions you have about it

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L: What I learned.
During and after reading:

  • note down relevant information about the topic.

  • complete the chart by writing down what you learned.

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Note-Taking Template
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Here’s a template example to organize information when taking notes.

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Comparing Concepts
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Venn diagrams are effective tools to visually compare two topics/concepts.

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Compare and Contrast Worksheet
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Here’s another way to compare concepts.

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