Video Version: http://youtu.be/YIIxBS1C3hw After helping a student with this skill before class one morning I thought I would make it available online to flip my classroom a little further.

1. Scanning Text /
Full Sentence
Answer Tutorial

2. Scanning Text /
Full Sentence
Answer Tutorial
A step-by-step guide to success when
answering questions about short passages

3. Context

4. Context
Sonja basically understands the material
but isn’t sure how to answer the questions.
Question
What is the major influence on the climate of the Caribbean
Islands?

6. Step 1
Read the entire passage to get the general idea.
Step 2
Start reading again only this time highlight what
you think are key words.

7. Like this

8. Like this
Winds play a big role in the climate of the Caribbean Islands.
The waters in the Caribbean Sea stay warm most of the year
and heat the air over them. Warm winds blow across the
islands, keeping the temperatures warm and constant year-
round. The Lesser Antilles are divided into islands that face
the wind and those that are protected from the wind. Those
protected from the wind receive less rain.

9. Like this

10. Like this
and

11. Step 3

12. Step 3
Rephrase the question to start your answer
What is the major influence on the climate of the Caribbean
Islands?

13. Step 3

14. Step 3
Rephrase the question to start your answer
The major influence on the climate of the Caribbean Islands
is the wind.
and

15. Final Step

16. Final Step
Put it all together
The major influence on the climate of the Caribbean Islands
is the wind.
Water stays warm most of the year.
Water heats the air.
Warm winds blow, keeping the temperatures warm and
constant.

17. That is, basically, how it is done.
Take your time.
The more you do it, the easier it gets.
Soon you will do it without thinking.
Good luck!

18. A Mr. Thompson Production
Fair Usage of copyright material
Cited: 2008 McDougal Litell, a division of Houghton Mifflin Company.
Transformative: Used to teach stud skills not Geography.
Limited: A very short passage.
No infringement on potential profit.