Questioning the Author

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Questioning the Author and Questioning the Content Copyright 2012 Wise Guys

Why do Good Readers Question? Good readers will understand the story better by asking questions in their minds about the author’s purpose of the story. Good readers wonder why the story was written the way it was and why the author chose the main components of the story (setting, main characters, main events…). Copyright 2012 Wise Guys

Famous Authors Choose from one video below as a class, watch the video, and see what you learn from that author. Louis Sachar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y-hfPPPl9E Gary Paulsen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7ADtOjxmRs&feature=relmfu Judy Blume http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91eJiPqVOAM Copyright 2012 Wise Guys

Types of Questions to Ask the Author Why did the author write this story? Why did the author choose the characters and the setting? What research did the author do for what he/she wrote? Why did the author include a certain part or character in the story? Copyright 2012 Wise Guys

Types of Questions to Ask the Author Why do you think the author chose to use this phrase or wording in this specific spot? Did the author explain this clearly? Did the author tell us why? Why do you think the author tells us this? Copyright 2012 Wise Guys

Types of Questions to Ask about the Content What is the content about? How does that connect with what was said earlier? Are things explained clearly? Why or why not? Copyright 2012 Wise Guys

Types of Questions to Ask about the Content It says this, but what does it mean? What do we need to figure out? Did the text provide the answer to any questions? Copyright 2012 Wise Guys

Journal 10/6 Who is your favorite author? If you don’t have a favorite, use the author of your current book. What questions would you ask that author? Copyright 2012 Wise Guys