H
eadings
What does this heading tell me I will be reading about?
What is the topic of the paragraph beneath it?
How can I turn this heading into a question that is likely to be answered in the text?
I
ntroduction
Is there an opening paragraph, perhaps italicized?
Does the first paragraph introduce the chapter?
What does the introduction tell me I will be reading about?
Do I know anything about this topic already?
T
itle
What is the title?
What do I already know about the topic?
Does the title express a point of view?
What do I think I will be reading about?
E
very 1st sentence in a paragraph
What do I think this chapter/article is going to be about based on the first sentence in each paragraph?
Let's dig a little deeper!
V
isuals and
ocabulary
THIEVES is actually an acronym...
Does the chapter include photographs, drawings, maps, charts, or graphs?
What can I learn from the visuals in a chapter?
How do captions help me better understand the meaning?
Is there a list of key vocabulary terms and definitions?
Are there important words in boldface type throughout the chapter?
Do I know what the boldfaced words mean?
Can I tell the meaning of the boldfaced words from the sentences in which they are embedded?
Title
Headlines
Introduction
Every 1st sentence in a paragraph
Visuals and Vocabulary
End of chapter questions
Summary
Visuals
Vocabulary
You may be asking, "What in the world does thieving have to do with nonfiction books?" Well, I'll tell you!
E
nd of chapter questions
What do the questions ask?
What information do they earmark as important?
What information do I learn from the questions?
Let me keep in mind the end-of-chapter questions so that I may annotate my text where pertinent information is located.
S
ummary
What do I understand and recall about the topics covered in the summary?
Nonfiction Reading THIEVES, that is!
Today we are going to learn how to be THIEVES!
In short, using THIEVES helps us to preview nonfiction before we read it!
It is not nice to steal, right?
Let's grab some nonfiction texts and try it!
Well, today it is!