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| Phase | Teacher Role | Student Role | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Activate background knowledge. Have students preview the title, headings, and first few sentences. | Make 2-3 initial predictions. Example: "Based on the title 'The Raft,' what might this story be about?" | | During Reading | Select natural stopping points (cliffhangers, new characters, plot shifts). Ask the core DRTA questions. | Predict, read to check, then justify or revise. Example: "I predicted X, but the text says Y, so now I think Z because..." | | After Reading | Facilitate a final synthesis. Revisit initial predictions. | Prove final outcomes with direct text evidence. Analyze which clues were misleading. |

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