Before After Reading Activities Before Reading Building Academic Vocabulary and Background Knowledge Before reading a book it is important to tap into what your child or students already know about the topic This will help them develop their vocabulary increase their reading comprehension and make connections across the curriculum be about in the book’s chapters you might learn about it from this book Why or why not 1 Look at the cover of the book What will this book 2 What do you already know about the topic 3 Let’s study the Table of Contents What will you learn about 4 What would you like to learn about this topic Do you think 5 Use a reading journal to write about your knowledge of this 6 Read the book 7 8 After reading the book complete the activities below In your reading journal record what you learned about the topic and your response to the book topic Record what you already know about the topic and what you hope to learn about the topic Content Area Vocabulary Read the list What do these words mean blog consultants crucial encompass invention niche occupations personality philosophy revolution After Reading Comprehension and Extension Activity After reading the book work on the following questions with your child or students in order to check their level of reading comprehension and content mastery In what ways has social media changed the world Infer 1 Describe the events and inventions that led to the rise of social media Summarize 2 3 Who invented the Nike swoosh Asking Questions 4 What do data analysts look for in the information they collect Text to Self Connection 5 What role do art fields such as writing and design play in social media Asking Questions Extension Activity Sign up for a kid-friendly social media site with adult permission Post text and photos and study how the technology works What postings prove to be the most popular Have you made any new friends with a common interest See where working with social media can take you
What is Steam Every day people use social media to connect with one another Friends post pictures on Facebook Journalists report news on Twitter And YouTube is home to tons of funny cat videos YouTube a video sharing site was founded in California in 2005 by Chad Hurley Steve Chen and Jawed Karim 4
Social media also creates jobs and has changed many occupations These include marketing journalism software engineering computer technology and book publishing All of this involves STEAM science technology engineering art and math STEAM Spotlight Facebook Creates Jobs While it started just a decade ago Facebook has created 4 5 million jobs around the world That includes people the company employs and millions who use the social website to promote businesses and products The thumbnails or social sharing logos of Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube LinkedIn and Pinterest are simple and instantly recognizable 5
