Questioning the Text ???????? Reading Strategy

When Do You Ask Questions? To get help To get help When you don’t understand When you don’t understand When you need something repeated When you need something repeated To clarify something To clarify something

Good Readers Ask questions about how they read to check on how they are doing Ask questions about how they read to check on how they are doing Ask questions about what they read to make sure they understand Ask questions about what they read to make sure they understand Remember some questions remain unanswered. What can you do? Remember some questions remain unanswered. What can you do?

Kinds of Questions Ask questions about how you read Ask questions about how you read Ask questions about what you read Ask questions about what you read Ask questions to learn more Ask questions to learn more Ask questions to find answers, reread, read on and look for information Ask questions to find answers, reread, read on and look for information Some questions may not be answered Some questions may not be answered

Good Readers Question the text as they read Question the text as they read They question before they begin, as they read and after they read They question before they begin, as they read and after they read Questioning is just your inner conversations or thoughts as you read and think Questioning is just your inner conversations or thoughts as you read and think

Good Readers Ask questions when they read because it helps them understand what they're reading Ask questions when they read because it helps them understand what they're reading How many of you have questions when they read? How many of you have questions when they read?

When you ask questions as you read, it keeps you thinking about the words and ideas in the book When you ask questions as you read, it keeps you thinking about the words and ideas in the book It makes you want to read on. It makes you want to read on. Who, after all, would continue reading something if they had no questions about it? Who, after all, would continue reading something if they had no questions about it? Asking questions helps you when you’re confused, too. Asking questions helps you when you’re confused, too.

Asking Questions

You may wonder about……. What will happen or outcomes What will happen or outcomes Characters Characters New information and/or concepts New information and/or concepts Questioning is the strategy that encourages readers to read on. Questioning is the strategy that encourages readers to read on.

When you interact with the text by thinking about your questions, writing them down, and pondering answers, you comprehend what you read at a much deeper level When you interact with the text by thinking about your questions, writing them down, and pondering answers, you comprehend what you read at a much deeper level

Sticky notes are a good way to question as you read Sticky notes are a good way to question as you read This is especially worthwhile if you want to find out the answer either at school or on the internet This is especially worthwhile if you want to find out the answer either at school or on the internet I am going to use sticky notes to show you how I do it I am going to use sticky notes to show you how I do it

Questioning Review Good readers pose questions as they read Good readers pose questions as they read This helps them try to make sense of new information and ideas This helps them try to make sense of new information and ideas

Asking the Right Kind of Questions Good questions are called THICK questions Good questions are called THICK questions Not so good questions are called THIN questions Not so good questions are called THIN questions

Thick or Thin Questions Thin questions are fact-level questions where the answer can be copied from the book Thin questions are fact-level questions where the answer can be copied from the book Thick Questions are higher level thinking questions which allow you to dig deeper into your new learning Thick Questions are higher level thinking questions which allow you to dig deeper into your new learning

Thin Questions We ask ourselves “thin” questions to clarify information and ideas. We ask ourselves “thin” questions to clarify information and ideas. A thin question has a one or two word answer, usually a yes/no question or a recall of information A thin question has a one or two word answer, usually a yes/no question or a recall of information Sometimes thin questions are just vocabulary questions (what exactly is a “pandemic”?) Sometimes thin questions are just vocabulary questions (what exactly is a “pandemic”?) They also may be clarification of an important fact (what was the Spanish flu outbreak in 1918?). They also may be clarification of an important fact (what was the Spanish flu outbreak in 1918?).

Thick Questions We ask ourselves “thick” questions to think about larger ideas, often which take us far beyond the text which started our thinking about a topic. We ask ourselves “thick” questions to think about larger ideas, often which take us far beyond the text which started our thinking about a topic. A thick question is a question that requires more than a one or two word response A thick question is a question that requires more than a one or two word response It causes a person to think and there usually isn't a right or wrong answer It causes a person to think and there usually isn't a right or wrong answer Thick questions may include “what if...,” “what does this mean...,” “why might this...” “what might be other...,” or “how should we regard...,” “I wonder…” Thick questions may include “what if...,” “what does this mean...,” “why might this...” “what might be other...,” or “how should we regard...,” “I wonder…”

Thin Questions Goldilocks and the Three Bears Read the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears Read the story of Goldilocks and the Three BearsGoldilocks and the Three BearsGoldilocks and the Three Bears Develop and write down 3 thin questions and 3 thick questions Develop and write down 3 thin questions and 3 thick questions

Thick Questions Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Why do you think Goldilocks went into the house in the first place? Why do you think Goldilocks went into the house in the first place? How would you feel if someone broke into your house? How would you feel if someone broke into your house? What do you think would have happened if Goldilocks didn't run away at the end of the story? What do you think would have happened if Goldilocks didn't run away at the end of the story? How long do you think the Bears were gone? How long do you think the Bears were gone? What do you think the Bears did on their walk? What do you think the Bears did on their walk? Why do you think Goldilocks was never seen again? What happened after the story? Why do you think Goldilocks was never seen again? What happened after the story? Why do you think Goldilocks was in the woods? Why do you think Goldilocks was in the woods? Why do you think Papa Bear's bowl was the hottest when it was also the biggest? Why do you think Papa Bear's bowl was the hottest when it was also the biggest?

More Thick Questions What do you think the Bears did after their house was broken into? What do you think the Bears did after their house was broken into? Why do you think the Bears did not lock their door? Why do you think the Bears did not lock their door? Do you think Goldilocks would try this again? Do you think Goldilocks would try this again? If you were a lawyer, how would you prove Goldilocks' innocence? If you were a lawyer, how would you prove Goldilocks' innocence? What do you think Goldilocks would do if the bears didn't come home? What do you think Goldilocks would do if the bears didn't come home? Why do you think Goldilocks ran from the house? Why do you think Goldilocks ran from the house? If she was hungry, why do you think she didn't go home to eat? If she was hungry, why do you think she didn't go home to eat? How do you think Goldilocks felt when she saw the Bears? How do you think Goldilocks felt when she saw the Bears?

Home Novel Reading Over the next few days, read some of your novel at home Over the next few days, read some of your novel at home Using the ThinkMark for Questioning, record 3 thick questions Using the ThinkMark for Questioning, record 3 thick questions Upon completion hand the ThinkMark in to the teacher Upon completion hand the ThinkMark in to the teacher