Thick and Thin
Is the following question thick or thin:
"What is the main character's name in The Other Side?"
Thin
Relating the main character in one book to a character in another book is considered what type of connection?
Text to text connection
What is the author's purpose of this piece of writing:
a fiction story about two friends in middle school.
to entertain
Name the five vowels.
a,e,i,o,u
How many times do you read a text when doing a close read?
3
This kind of question can typically be answered in one word and has a straight forward answer.
Thin question
What kind of text connection is this?
I have also gone to a new school where I didn't speak the language, just like Yoon in My Name of Yoon.
Text to self
What are the different author's purposes?
to inform, to entertain, to persuade
The words moor and more are an example of what?
homophones
We read the book Puddles during a lesson on what?
Visualization
This kind of question is typically deeper, has several answers, and forces the reader to think.
Thick question
What kind of text connection is this?
This book about an octopus reminds me of a show on Netflix called My Octopus Teacher.
Text to world
What is the author's purpose of this piece of writing:
a non-fiction article about where dangerous snakes live
to inform
The word tape is an example of what vowel rule?
vowel-C-e rule or vowel consonant e rule.
What author wrote the story Oh the Places You'll Go?
Dr. Suess
What's a thick question you could ask about Goldilocks and the Three Bears?
Hmm....
"This books reminds me of something I saw in the news."
What kind of connection is this?
text to world
What is the author's purpose of this piece of writing:
A online ad trying to convince you to buy a new blender.
to persuade
True
What does the word hearth mean?
the area in front of a fireplace
Create a thick question for the story My Name is Yoon.
Hmmm....
Make a text to world connection with the book Ish.
Hmmm....
Give an example of a piece of writing that fits each of the three author's purposes.
Hmm...
What is an open syllable?
A syllable that ends with a single vowel.
Name three annotation symbols and what they mean.
Hmmm...