1. Questioning Day 1 Right There

2. Today’s Goal Good readers use certain techniques to help them read and understand better. Today: Right There Questions

3. Focus Question What do you think Right There Questions are? How do you think knowing how to identify and answer these questions will help you when you are reading?

4. The Technique The answer is in 1 place in the text. It is a “ Green Light Question” – Go directly to the text and find the answer. Questions typically begin with: Who is… What are… Where is… When was… How did…

5. Questioning Day 2 Think and Search

6. Today’s Goal Good readers use certain techniques to help them read and understand better. Today: Think and Search Questions

7. Focus Question What do you think Think and Search Questions are? How do you think it is different than the right there questions we’ve been answering? How do you think knowing how to identify and answer these questions will help you when you are reading?

8. The Technique Find the answer by searching several places in the text. It is a “ Yellow Light Question” – You must slow down and look in a few places to find the answer. Questions might begin with: What caused… What were the differences between… What was similar about… Compare…

9. Questioning Day 3 Author and You

10. Today’s Goal Good readers use certain techniques to help them read and understand better. Today: Author and You Questions

11. Focus Question What do you think Author and You Questions are? How do you think it is different than the right there questions and the think and search we’ve been answering? How do you think knowing how to identify and answer these questions will help you when you are reading?

12. The Technique The answer is a combination of what the author tells you and what you already know. It is a “ Red Light Question” – You must stop and think about how to connect yourself with the text/author. Questions might begin with: What does the author mean by… What does the author probably think about… What is the author’s main point about… What is probably the author’s purpose…

13. Questioning Day 4 On Your Own

14. Today’s Goal Good readers use certain techniques to help them read and understand better. Today: On Your Own Questions

15. Focus Question What do you think On Your Own Questions are? How do you think it is different than the other types of questions we’ve been answering? How do you think knowing how to identify and answer these questions will help you when you are reading?

16. The Technique To find the answer to this question you must think about what you already know. It is a “ Red Light Question” – You must stop and think about what you know to answer the question. Questions might begin with: I wonder why… What do you think… Why would… How could… Why do you think… What if…

17. Now You Try Read the passage and write 1 on your own question. When you are finished you will trade with a friend and answer each other’s questions. REMEMBER the question starters: I wonder why… What do you think… Why would… How could… Why do you think… What if…