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While they are reading
By Tabitha/5th
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You can have a question of the day and a Skill of the day.
The question of the day is used to help your students focus on the elements of their story.Character Questions:
* Who is the main charater? Write a description of this character.
* Does the main charatcer seem to be a real person? Tell why or why not.
* How are you a like or different from the main character in this story?
* What problem does the main character face?
* What is the main charater's main goal?Setting Questions:
* Does the setting influence the mood the author is trying ot create? Explain
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the setting in detail.
* How is the setting necessary for plot development?
* Does the author use many descripitive words to describe the setting? Name some of the words.
* Does weather play an important role in the story? Explain you answer.Theme Questions:
* What is the most importnat idea, message, or lesson the author is trying to get across in the story?
* Is the theme clearly stated or is it implied? Give an example.
* What does the story mean to you?
* Does this story have one theme or several? What is the theme(s)?
* Why do you think the author chose to tell this story? What is the most important idea we are supposed to remember? Plot Questions:
* What is the climax(the most exciting part) of the story?
* What is the conflict or problem to be solved?
* How is the problem solved?
* List several events that lead up to the climax.
* Tell about the conflict or the basic struggle in this story. Is the conflict between two characters, one character versus him/herself, a character and society, or a character and nature? Skill of the day your can students complete independently.
* Such as identifying the main idea.
* Characterization and sequencing.
* Answer questions about the book they are reading to make them connect to their world. Such as:
Form whose point of view is the story told? support your answer.
Choose a new title for this story. Explain why you made this choice.
Compare this book with others you have read on the same topic. How would you rate this book? Create a rating scale.
Did you like the way the book ended? Tell why or why not. How would you have chosen to write the ending? Have them retell the book or the part they are reading in their own words in a reading response journal. Hope this helps. I got most of the questions from the book "Literature Circles Using Student Interactions To Improve reading Comprehension" by Crative Teaching Press. You can use these questions for just about any book.
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