Read the instructions for this self-checked activity. Type in your response to each question and check your answers. At the end of the activity, write a brief evaluation of your work. Activity
In this activity, you’ll select either a fiction or nonfiction text to read independently. Before, during, and after you read, you’ll use comprehension strategies to monitor your understanding and annotate the text to show deeper understanding of the passage.

Part A
Take a look at the fiction text, “The Storyteller,” and the nonfiction text, “Was Einstein a Space Alien?” Select one text to read independently. Once you’ve selected a text, note the following:

the title of the text you selected
the reason, or purpose, you selected the text
a question you have about the text