Review Unit 2

Fluency Strategy: KWL

Readers can ask themselves three questions to improve their reading fluency and comprehension. The letters K, W, and L can be used to remind you of these questions. KWL stands for Know, Want, and Learn.

Know

The first step in the KWL sequence is similar to the Survey step in SQ3R and the A in the ACTIVE approach (inside front cover). This step will help you prepare yourself before you begin reading.

A. Look at the title on the right, taken from the passage on the next page. Note that a scholarship refers to an amount of money given to a (good) student to pay for their education. Now, from just ' the title, answer the question: What is the topic of the passage?

Answer

Students should figure out that the topic of the passage is unusual scholarships.

B. Ask yourself: What do I already know about this topic? Write down three or four things that you already know about the topic in the Know column of the chart below.

Answer

Answers will vary. Tell students to recall the money and student budget tips from Unit 4.

Know	Want	Learn

Want

In the second stage of KWL, ask yourself: What do I want to learn as I read? When you are reading to find out something specific, you are reading with purpose. This step is similar to the Question step in SQ3R.

Read the passage. As you read, ask yourself: What do I want to learn? Write down three or four things you hope to learn in the Want column above.

Answer

Answers will vary. Students should guess what the passage is about and note questions about things they want to learn from it.

Not Your Regular Scholarship

Life as a student can be very expensive. The cost of university tuition is increasing every year, and with all the studying students have to do, there isn't much time left for earning money. Fortunately, there are thousands of scholarships available to help students pay their bills. Scholarships are normally given to students based on how good their grades are, or how will they do in sports. However, there are ,scholarship programs that choose their scholars based on factors other than grades or athletic ability. Here are some non-traditional¹ scholarships that are helping students pay their way through school.

The Tall Clubs International Scholarship

Students who are under 21 years of age and about to start university for the first time can receive up to $1,000 from Tall Clubs International. This club was started to help tall people get to know each other and share what is great about height. To get this scholarship, you must be very, well, tall! Women must be at least 5'10" (177.5 centimeters) and men must be at least 6'2" (188 centimeters) to qualify.

The Excellence in Predicting the Future Award

Adventures in Education a student loan company, awards this bimonthly² scholarship to encourage students to study Economics in college. Interested students can register online and use fake money to "buy" and "sell" predictions about the future, in the same way that he or she might buy and sell stock³ on the stock market. At the end of each two-month period, the students who have made the most money are given some money to help pay for college.

The Duck Tape Stuck at Prom Award

Wearing a suit and dress made out of sticky tape might not be so fashionable, but at least it pays! High school couples who attend prom in clothes made using Duck Brand sticky tape may win Stuck at Prom scholarships that range from $5()0 to $5,000. Students must create· original outfits and take a photo to be shown on the company website. People will then vote on the best outfit. There is a lot of competition for this scholarship, and recent winners have created extremely creative outfits.

¹ Something that is traditional has happened for a long time and is seen as norm?
² Something that happens bimonthly happens once every two months.
³ To buy stock is to buy small parts of a company.