Reading a NewsReport

Instructions:

1) Read the following tips for reading a news report:

Reading Selection: Reading News Reports

Scan

1. Read the title and any headings.

2. Read the first and last sentences or paragraphs.

Focus

3. Turn headings or first sentences into questions; read for the answer.

Review

4. Reread the first and last paragraphs.

Restate

5. In one or two sentences, state what the news report is about.

Reflect

6. Reflect on what the news report made you think and feel.

Checklist for Reading News Reports

• Have I scanned the title, headings or the first sentences of each paragraph to get a general sense of what the selection is about?

• Have I scanned the first and last paragraphs so I know how the selection begins and ends?

• Have I focused my attention by turning headings or the first sentence of each paragraph into questions? Have I read for the answers?

• Have I reviewed the selection by rereading the first and last paragraphs?

• Have I reflected on what the selection means to me?

2)  Read the news article, "Mona Lisa's Secret?  The Eyes Have it" , and complete the probable passage handout.