Focus students on specific information by opening class with a question of the day. Distribute large index cards to students and have them write the question of the day on the front. During reading, students should note on the back of the card information useful to responding to the question, as well as the page and paragraph number where the information was uncovered. Close the class period with a five-minute writing session in which students construct a paragraph answering the question of the day with the information from the back of the card. Collect the responses and read each aloud, anonymously. Have the class determine whether each response answers the question of the day.