Questioning
The answer is 'Right There'. The question is 'easier' to answer.
A thin question.
The question word you use to ask 'about a place'.
Where...?
Write the parts of the prediction in order:
because...
I think...
will...
clue.
I think ... will .... because ... clue.
What did the characters want?
Wanted
The title of a page or heading.
The heading tells us the title of a page or section.
You need to 'Think and Search' for the answer. The question is 'harder' to answer and you need to use your schema.
A thick question.
The question word you use to ask 'about a person'.
Who...?
Before you read, what can you look and think about to help you make your prediction?
Look and think about the 'cover, title, a few pictures, author, your schema and genre'.
Who are the characters and what is the setting?
Somebody
Gives important information about the picture.
The caption gives important information about the picture.
The word(s) use use to start a question and the way you end a question.
Use a question word, like (who, what, where, when, why or how) and a question mark (?)
The question word you use to ask 'about a thing'.
What...?
The sentence starter for a text to self connection...
'I remember when...'
OR
'It reminds me when...'
How did the story end?
Then
Bold print
Bold print tells us about important words.
Write a 'thin' question about the paragraph below.
In Ghana, the rainy season starts in May. This is a good time for farmers, so they have a big festival called Homowo. There are parades in the streets, with music and dancing.
Check your thin question:
Does the author tell you the answer 'right there' in the paragraph? Is there only one answer?
Usually 'thin' questions start with the words like who, what, where, or when...?
Why...?
The question word you use to ask 'about the reason; always answers with because'.
The sentence starter for a text to text connection...
In the book _______ ... and in the book ______ ...
OR
Book _____ and Book _____ are similar because...
But
What is the conflict / problem?
What do you need to think and write about when you do a 'Character Analysis Reader Response'?
1 outside detail (what the character looks like; physical traits)
AND
3 inside details (what the character feels, thinks, does or says)
Write a 'thick' question about the paragraph below.
In Ghana, the rainy season starts in May. This is a good time for farmers, so they have a big festival called Homowo. There are parades in the streets, with music and dancing.
Check your thick question:
Does the author give you 'clues' to help you answer the question? Do you need to use your schema to answer the question? Are there many answers to the question?
Usually 'thick' questions start with the words like why, how or I wonder why...?
How...?
The question word you use to ask 'about the way something happened'.
The sentence starter for a text to world connection...
In the book _______ ... and in the real world _______ ...
So
How was the problem solved?
What do you need to think and write about when you do a 'Non-Fiction Reader Response'?
2 details from your schema
AND
2 details about new learning, or WOW!