Before, While, and After Reading

Worksheet Description

The Articulating Implications worksheet is structured to enhance students’ reading comprehension and analytical skills. It instructs students to engage with a text actively by formulating questions before, during, and after reading, thus tracking their understanding and evolving thought process. After identifying the main idea of the text, students revisit their questions and answers to determine at least one implication of the text’s main idea, prompting them to synthesize information and infer beyond the text.

The worksheet is intended to teach students to approach reading as an interactive process that involves questioning and critical thinking. By asking questions at different stages of reading, it trains students to continuously evaluate their comprehension and adjust their understanding as needed. Identifying the main idea solidifies their grasp of the text’s central message. Lastly, deducing implications from their questions and the main idea cultivates the ability to think about the wider significance and potential impact of what they read, an essential skill for deeper literary analysis and critical thinking.