Name: ________________________

Date: ____________ Period: ______

Anticipation Guide
Directions: Check the statements below that you would agree with. Be prepared to support your
answers. At the teachers instruction, you will discuss the statements you checked with your
classmates next to you in groups of 3-5 for 5 minutes. Everyone is expected to contribute to the
discussion.
_____ 1. You read a text message with the same attention to detail that you read a novel.
_____ 2. An authors word choice is important.
_____ 3. There are hidden messages in a text.
_____ 4. The word connotation is just as important as the words literal meaning.
_____ 5. Rhyming words may present a second meaning to the text.
_____ 6. It is important to reread in order to better understand the story.
_____ 7. Knowing historical context is beneficial to understanding a text.
_____ 8. It is possible to read too much into a text.
_____ 9. Background information about the author helps readers understand the writing better.
_____ 10. Numerology is noteworthy in a text.