PREVIEW the text. Note the title, author, publication date, and genre.

READ. The first time through read slowly, slowly enough to both understand the story and recognize connections to the ideas and information we encountered previously.

REREAD. The second time through, read quickly. In the process (and instead of outlining), document all of the instances when the narration or dialogue conveys fairly explicit connections to the ideas and information in the texts we read previously. Include enough detail so that you can refer to the documentation rather than the text itself.

REVIEW. Review the documentation. Synthesize the main or emphasized ideas and information. A paragraph should suffice, assuming the remarks are based on thorough documentation.

REFLECT. Think back. Note the connections between the ideas and information expressed in the assigned text to those expressed in ones we have read previously. The goal here is not to compare what happens in the stories; rather, to recognize the similarities and difference between the ideas and information in the assigned text compared to the ideas and information in the ones we read previously.