Toilet Paper Can Toilet Paper Can Really Help!Really Help!

Let It RollLet It RollAdapted by Debi RiceAdapted by Debi Rice

Copyright 2010Copyright 2010

Toilet means…Toilet means…

►TITLETITLE►Circle the title. Remember it is there Circle the title. Remember it is there

for a reasonfor a reason►The same for subtitles. Read them, The same for subtitles. Read them,

circle them, bring them to your circle them, bring them to your universe.universe.

PaPer means…PaPer means…

►First P is for PICTURESFirst P is for PICTURES Circle them. They build understanding of Circle them. They build understanding of

the article’s content.the article’s content. Circling puts it in your universe. Your Circling puts it in your universe. Your

brain will likely remember it when you brain will likely remember it when you LOOK at the picture and acknowledge it LOOK at the picture and acknowledge it by circling it.by circling it.

PaPer also means…PaPer also means…

►The second P stands for PARAGRAPH. The second P stands for PARAGRAPH. This means read the first and last This means read the first and last paragraphs.paragraphs. Why? Main idea. Tone. How did the Why? Main idea. Tone. How did the

piece start and end? Setting.piece start and end? Setting. Doing this before reading builds Doing this before reading builds

confidence in understanding.confidence in understanding.

So far, Toilet PaPer means…So far, Toilet PaPer means…

►TitleTitle►PicturesPictures►Paragraphs 1Paragraphs 1stst & last & last

Toilet PaPer Can…Toilet PaPer Can…

►T = TitleT = Title►P = PicturesP = Pictures►P = Paragraphs 1P = Paragraphs 1stst & last & last►C = Captions, charts, graphs & C = Captions, charts, graphs &

sidebarssidebars

Toilet PaPer Can Really…Toilet PaPer Can Really…

►READ the questions to prepare to READ the questions to prepare to underline.underline.

Toilet PaPer Can Really Toilet PaPer Can Really Help…Help…

► Read the questionsRead the questions

►To HIGHLIGHT the HELPING WORDS in To HIGHLIGHT the HELPING WORDS in the question by underlining them the question by underlining them and/or writing them in the white space.and/or writing them in the white space.

►Now …you are finally ready to read the Now …you are finally ready to read the text!text!

TToilet oilet PPaaPPer er CCan an RReally eally HHelpelp

► TT TitleTitle► PPPP PicturesPictures

Paragraphs 1Paragraphs 1stst & last & last► CC Captions, charts, graphsCaptions, charts, graphs► RR Read the questions for helping wordsRead the questions for helping words► toto► HH Highlight the Helping words by Highlight the Helping words by

underlining them in each underlining them in each question question

Adapted fromAdapted from

►Work created by Tracey Keim Work created by Tracey Keim

St. Petersburg High SchoolSt. Petersburg High School

20092009