CASPER Literacy App

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Petro

Petro the Predictor

Before Reading

• I think the story will be about... because...
• This story may help me understand / find out about...
• This story looks like it is going to be exciting / funny / sad factual / scary because...
• This book makes me think about / reminds me...
• I am interested in the topic of this story because...
• I wonder what will happen if...?

Petro

Petro the Predictor

Before Writing

• What shall I write today? (a story...)
• What are we aiming to do?
• I think I can present it in this way...
• What do I need to know before I begin?
• What are the words I need for my writing/ story?
• I am going to draw a picture/cartoon/mind map of this story before I start...

Charlie

Charlie the Clarifier

Before and During Reading

• I don’t understand(know how to say) these words in the passage....
• I think the word means....because there are clues like.....and....
• I don’t think I predicted well in the beginning because now I see...
• I think the author believes...
• At this point, I can imagine that....
• This is what happened to me as well when...

Charlie

Charlie the Clarifier

Before and during Writing

• What exactly are we supposed to do here?
• I don’t know how to spell these words.
• What would be the best way to go about it?
• My big problem is about
  • Who...?
  • What...?
  • When...?
  • Why...?
  • How...?
  • Where...?

Qhama

Qhama the Questioner

During Reading

• I don’t understand why.....
• What are the possible problems / dangers and what are the possible solutions?
• I can think three ways this story could end... and I think the best outcome would be...
• Let’s compare these two situations / characters...
• When reading this story I can imagine, see, smell, feel, hear...
• This is helping me to think about...

Qhama

Qhama the Questioner

During Writing

• Let me see... what I have written so far?
• What other ideas can bring into it?
• What would happen if...?
• How can I make the ending more interesting?
• How does my writing make me feel?
• Time to improve and check!

Sipho

Sipho the Summariser

After Reading

• The story / paragraph was mainly about...
• My predictions were right (or wrong) because....
• I have learnt... from this story
• The author wanted to tell us about...
• The story made me feel...
• The symbols / metaphors / simile in the story... were very helpful and insightful because...
• My reading has improved because...

Sipho

Sipho the Summariser

After Writing

• I am going to briefly explain to my friends/ write a summary about what I wrote.
• Could this be a film story or a drama and why?
• Is my story good, very good or excellent and why?
• What have I learned about my own writing today?
• My writing has improved because...

Language

• English
• Afrikaans
• Xhosa