SCENESCENE

The Visual Imagery Strategy

Pre-TestPre-Test

Today- Part 1: Our Purpose: How well Today- Part 1: Our Purpose: How well you understand the information.you understand the information.

Tomorrow- Part 2: Our Purpose: How well Tomorrow- Part 2: Our Purpose: How well you remember what you read. you remember what you read.

Effort Grade- Do you best and you’ll get Effort Grade- Do you best and you’ll get 100%.100%.

Pre-test directionsPre-test directions

As you read the text, stop at each dot. As you read the text, stop at each dot.

On your worksheet, next to the appropriate On your worksheet, next to the appropriate number, write a little about what you pictured number, write a little about what you pictured in your mind while reading.in your mind while reading.

Read your SSR book when you’ve finished.Read your SSR book when you’ve finished.

Comprehension Pre-TestComprehension Pre-Test

Yesterday, you read some text and wrote Yesterday, you read some text and wrote notes about what you pictured as you notes about what you pictured as you read.read.

Today, you’ll be completing Part 2 of the Today, you’ll be completing Part 2 of the pre-test, seeing how much you pre-test, seeing how much you remember about what you read.remember about what you read.

What is reading?What is reading?

Naming the words you seeNaming the words you see Making your own sense of what you readMaking your own sense of what you read Fitting the new stuff in with what you Fitting the new stuff in with what you

already knowalready know Making meaning- understanding and Making meaning- understanding and

rememberingremembering

SUCCESSSUCCESSVisual Visual ImageryImagery

++

Effort =Effort =

SuccessSuccess

What “images” What “images” make a point make a point

in these in these scenes?scenes?

Why do we read?Why do we read?

Why Learn SCENE?Why Learn SCENE?

Other students like you:Other students like you:

Before strategy-Before strategy- 34% mastery on 34% mastery on comprehensioncomprehension

After strategy-After strategy- 86% mastery on 86% mastery on comprehensioncomprehension

If your grades improved from Fs If your grades improved from Fs to Bs, how might you feel?to Bs, how might you feel?

SSCENECENESS- Search for picture words- Search for picture words

Read just the first 2 or 3 sentences. While you Read just the first 2 or 3 sentences. While you read, look for “picture words.” These are words read, look for “picture words.” These are words that you can turn into pictures in your mind. that you can turn into pictures in your mind.

The food The food

smelled delicious.smelled delicious. Example: Example: FoodFood

S- Search for Picture S- Search for Picture WordsWords

Picture Word?Picture Word?

Picture Word?Picture Word?

Picture Words?Picture Words? InIn OurOur WhereWhere FreedomFreedom Hard Hard LibertyLiberty

CaringCaring Music Music WhatWhat Flight Flight Around Around Bright Bright

SSCCENEENE

CC: Create or change the scene.: Create or change the scene.

After you read the first few sentences, you After you read the first few sentences, you need to create a picture in your head need to create a picture in your head showing where this scene takes place.showing where this scene takes place.

Answers the question: Where?Answers the question: Where? So, what is a scene? A place, backdrop, or So, what is a scene? A place, backdrop, or

locationlocation

C- Create or Change the C- Create or Change the scenescene

Example: Example: “I was so tired, so worn out, “I was so tired, so worn out, inside my body and head and outside inside my body and head and outside where my muscles was, I just fell into where my muscles was, I just fell into the bed with them cornshucks just the bed with them cornshucks just rustling under me. I didn’t even wash rustling under me. I didn’t even wash up or take off my clothes like my mama up or take off my clothes like my mama made me to do.”made me to do.”

What are some picture words?What are some picture words?

C- Create or Change the C- Create or Change the scenescene

Picture WordsPicture Words BodyBody HeadHead MusclesMuscles BedBed FellFell cornshuckscornshucks

““I was so tired, so I was so tired, so worn out, inside my worn out, inside my body and head and body and head and outside where my outside where my muscles was, I just muscles was, I just fell into the bed with fell into the bed with them cornshucks just them cornshucks just rustling under me. I rustling under me. I didn’t even wash up didn’t even wash up or take off my clothes or take off my clothes like my mama made like my mama made me to do.”me to do.”

• Create a scene– A small, dark shack,

empty except for a homemade sack bed on the floor.

SCSCEENENE

E- E- Enter lots of details Enter lots of details Details are the small parts of the Details are the small parts of the

picture you are creating.picture you are creating. Color of hairColor of hair Wall colorWall color Decorations in the roomDecorations in the room Inside or outsideInside or outside Sunny or darkSunny or dark Crowded or emptyCrowded or empty

EE- Enter Lots of Details- Enter Lots of Details

““I was so tired, so I was so tired, so worn out, inside my worn out, inside my body and head and body and head and outside where my outside where my muscles was, I just muscles was, I just fell into the bed with fell into the bed with them cornshucks just them cornshucks just rustling under me. I rustling under me. I didn’t even wash up didn’t even wash up or take off my clothes or take off my clothes like my mama made like my mama made me to do.”me to do.”

Search for picture wordsSearch for picture wordsCreate a sceneCreate a sceneEnter detailsEnter details

- young black girl who looks - young black girl who looks exhaustedexhausted- lying on bed fully dressed in - lying on bed fully dressed in an old, long dress and an old, long dress and muddy, worn bootsmuddy, worn boots- dusty, grey dirt covers her - dusty, grey dirt covers her hands and her face is hands and her face is streaked with sweat through streaked with sweat through dirtdirt

E- Enter DetailsE- Enter Details

Your turn: What details Your turn: What details do you see in this do you see in this section of text?section of text?

An old black woman, An old black woman, wearing a long grey wearing a long grey gown is holding a candle gown is holding a candle in one hand and her in one hand and her head is wrapped.head is wrapped.

She is shaking Clora’s She is shaking Clora’s shoulder hard and shoulder hard and Clora’s eyes are barely Clora’s eyes are barely opening.opening.

““But the shakin’ kept up But the shakin’ kept up and somebody, Miz Elliz, and somebody, Miz Elliz, was callin my name. was callin my name. ‘Clora, Clora child! ‘Clora, Clora child! Wake up! Wake up!’ Miz Wake up! Wake up!’ Miz Elliz was the old woman Elliz was the old woman who watched out for the who watched out for the babies while their babies while their mamas was in the mamas was in the fields.”fields.”

SCESCENNEE

N- Name the partsN- Name the partsPutting all of the information together Putting all of the information together

into one word picture. into one word picture. Example: Example: I see a small, dark shack, empty except I see a small, dark shack, empty except

for a homemade sack bed on the floor. There is a young, for a homemade sack bed on the floor. There is a young, thin black girl who looks exhausted. She is lying on bed thin black girl who looks exhausted. She is lying on bed fully dressed in an old, long dress and muddy, worn boots. fully dressed in an old, long dress and muddy, worn boots. Dusty, grey dirt covers her hands and her face is streaked Dusty, grey dirt covers her hands and her face is streaked with sweat through dirt.with sweat through dirt.

SCENSCENEE

E- Evaluate your pictureE- Evaluate your picture Check your picture with what you read and Check your picture with what you read and

make sure it is accurate. make sure it is accurate.

What if you keep reading and you find that What if you keep reading and you find that something you pictured was wrong?something you pictured was wrong?

Make the change to your scene.Make the change to your scene.

SCENE ReviewSCENE Review

S- Search for picture wordsS- Search for picture words C- Create the sceneC- Create the scene E- Enter lots of detailsE- Enter lots of details N- Name the partsN- Name the parts E- Evaluate your pictureE- Evaluate your picture

SSCCEENE gradingNE grading Your “I see” statements need to have 6 parts.Your “I see” statements need to have 6 parts.

I see a I see a small, dark shacksmall, dark shack, , emptyempty except for a except for a homemade sack bedhomemade sack bed on the floor. There is a on the floor. There is a young, young, thin blackthin black girl girl who who looks exhaustedlooks exhausted. . She is lying on bed She is lying on bed fully dressedfully dressed in an in an old, long old, long dressdress and muddy, worn boots. and muddy, worn boots. Dusty, Dusty, grey dirt grey dirt covers her hands and her face is streaked with covers her hands and her face is streaked with sweat through dirt.sweat through dirt.

Lime green- creates the scene- 1 pointLime green- creates the scene- 1 point Blue- details from the text- 3 pointsBlue- details from the text- 3 points Dark Green- details from my imagination- 3 pointsDark Green- details from my imagination- 3 points

Your Turn!Your Turn!

Follow the SCENE steps to tell what you Follow the SCENE steps to tell what you see from this text.see from this text.

““I looked out over them beautiful fields, up I looked out over them beautiful fields, up into that beautiful sky so full of soft white into that beautiful sky so full of soft white clouds and the sun so warm and good to clouds and the sun so warm and good to shine down on this earth. I saw tall shine down on this earth. I saw tall beautiful trees, weavin’ and wavin’ in the beautiful trees, weavin’ and wavin’ in the winds that come from all crost the earth.” winds that come from all crost the earth.”