Asking questions about what you're reading is an effective way to connect with the text. After kids read passages from Kyoko Mori's Shizuko's Daughter, they identify questions about the passages as Right There, Think and Search, On Your Own, or Author and You.

Concepts

asking questions, reading comprehension, novels, critical thinking

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have kids compile their own questions to create their own book report formats
• Assign a type of question to small groups, and have them rotate between questions to practice all four

Classroom Considerations

• Provides only four questions; consider adding more from different parts of the book

Pros

• Strategy is applicable to any novel or story

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.7.1 RL.8.1 RL.9-10.1 RL.11-12.1