Asking Questions While Reading

“Saving the Animals of the Rainforest” Congratulations! “Saving the Animals of the Rainforest” Dear Participant, We recently conducted some interviews around your city and your name repeatedly came up. So we are writing this letter to inform you that you, yes you, have been chosen to appear in our new reality show called, Saving the Animals of the Rainforest. Next Saturday a limo will be picking you and one family member up at your house. You will be traveling to the wonderful Amazon Rainforest. You will be a participant in our new reality show and be staying for two weeks. Once again, congratulations! Saving the Animals of the Rainforest Producer

Think-Pair-Share Well…Congratulations to you! It sounds like you will be heading to South America. In your reading notebook, write down some questions that you have right now as you prepare to be in this new and exciting reality TV show.

Your Possible Reality Show Questions What time will I leave? Who will be the participants? What will I have to do? Where will I stay? What do I pack? What other questions did you write down? Copyright 2012 Wise Guys

Think-Pair-Share In your reading notebook, write down some questions that you may have during your adventure.

Your Possible Reality Show Questions How will I get around this rainforest? Will I get attacked by an anaconda? Where do I find these animals? What do I do to save the animal once I find it? What other questions did you write down? Watch this short 3-minute video on what you may face while on your journey… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unzg7C1KJo0

Good Readers… Questioning Review Just like asking questions about a reality show about the rainforest, good readers will ask questions before and during reading. Good readers ask text explicit questions. Good readers ask text implicit questions. Questioning Review -Text Explicit~ Answers are found right in the text -Text Implicit~ Answers formed from knowledge of text and background experiences

Questions to Consider While Reading What are the most important details? What do you wonder about? How do you use your prior knowledge to help understand the text? Remember, asking questions while reading will help you better understand the text.

Teacher Read Aloud Now listen as your teacher reads a portion of a book. Your teacher will stop periodically and ask and some text explicit and implicit questions. Pay attention to see if you can answer some of the questions.

Putting Strategy Into Practice… Take out a book you are currently reading. As you read, write down at least two text explicit and two implicit questions and their answers. Write your responses in your reading notebook.