Levels of Questions

 As they read, good readers ask themselves questions  There are three levels of questions one can ask  Arbitrarily, let’s call them levels 1, 2 and 3.

 Factual, information questions  Questions about basics:  Character – who?  Setting – where? When?  Plot – what happened? When?  Think of quiz questions:  “What is the name of the school that from which Holden is “getting the ax?”

 Deeper, inferential questions about the text  The answer is not immediately obvious but requires deeper reflection  The answer is based on the text  May relate to the language the author uses (e.g., hyperbole, metaphor) or other techniques  Why and how the author’s style  For example: Why does Holden write about Allie’s baseball glove?

 These are questions that go beyond the book  This level is all about connections:  to our own lives as readers  To current events  To historical events  To other texts (books, movies, plays, pictures)  For example: How would ECA deal with a student like Holden?

 On Twitter, tweet two questions about chapters 4-6  a level 2 (how/why) question ab0ut the text  a leve 3 question about connections (to you, to our school, our community, the 21 st century)  Answer two questions from classmates  You cannot leave this until the morning of your class – it’s not fair to others to wait to finish their homework!  I will grade this for a homework check grade