Track Your Thinking With Text Codes
Highlight/underline a spot in the text & then code in the margins)
R - “This reminds me of…” to signify a connection to background knowledge or experiences
V – “I can picture this…” to signify visualizing and creating mental images
E – “This makes me feel…” to signify an emotional response to the text
Q – “I wonder…” to signify a pondering question that occurred during reading
I – “I figured that out…” to signify making an inference such as a prediction or an interpretation not explicitly stated in the text
? – “I don’t understand this...” to signify a segment that is confusing or doesn’t make sense
! – “This is interesting…” to signify something that particularly intrigued you
Refer to these codes with a reading partner and discuss areas of commonality and difference. As you add comments to your codes, think about the power of transforming the author’s ideas into your own!
Track Your Thinking With Text Codes
Highlight/underline a spot in the text & then code in the margins)
R - “This reminds me of…” to signify a connection to background knowledge or experiences
V – “I can picture this…” to signify visualizing and creating mental images
E – “This makes me feel…” to signify an emotional response to the text
Q – “I wonder…” to signify a pondering question that occurred during reading
I – “I figured that out…” to signify making an inference such as a prediction or an interpretation not explicitly stated in the text
? – “I don’t understand this...” to signify a segment that is confusing or doesn’t make sense
! – “This is interesting…” to signify something that particularly intrigued you
Refer to these codes with a reading partner and discuss areas of commonality and difference. As you add comments to your codes, think about the power of transforming the author’s ideas into your own!