G. Metacognitive judgements

These activities require readers to draw inferences and connect the content of the reading with their previous experience.

Example 1

[lower level]

Study these three ads for apartments. Which place would be appropriate for the following people?

a. Filemina Gómez, single mother with three children, frequently works overtime.
b. Los Téllez, a retired couple with many grandchildren, enjoy gardening.
c. Lelo Yáñez, single, 26, likes sports and doesn’t spend much time at home.

[include three adds; the descriptions above will depend on the content of the ads]

Example 2

Study the following subheadings, then read the article quickly and place the subheads before the appropriate sections.

[include list of subheadings here; article appears with missing subheadings, or with numbered "targets" for subheading destinations]

Example 3

[higher level]

Which of the three retellings of the story would be appropriate for each of the audiences listed below? Explain your choices by citing specific features of each version.

[write three retellings of the original text, varying the characteristics to match the profiles you write below]

a. young children

b. a history professor