Book Discussions Eunsook Lee

Level of Book Discussions “One of the most common classroom approaches to literature.” “Asking the right questions is the key to a provocative discussion.” Memory or Factual questions Interpretation questions Application Critical Evaluation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6aYYiyQUmY In age 7, children begin to be aware of their inner feelings to help them make judgments about the world around them. They are developing their language skills from their surroundings, which begin to understand relationship with family, friends, and neighbors. Martin Waddell’s Owl Babies is dealing in a really imaginative way with the idea of separation from the mom you really love. Young readers can experience the inner feeling about love, scary and safe through sufficient interaction with the book.

1. Memory or Factual Questions Ask the audience to recall facts from the literature: plot incidents, character identifications, details of the setting etc. Check if the readers understand the basic elements of the work. Answer by reasons. e.g. “What happened to Peter’s father?” “How did Fern save Wilbur? “Why was Wilbur’s life in danger?”

2. Interpretation Questions Ask readers to make inferences and draw conclusions from the facts of the story or poem. They require analysis and synthesis. e.g. “How does their feeling change from the beginning to the end?”

3. Application Ask readers to think the work in larger context as well as extend the theme, matters of style, imagery, symbolism. Give a chance to link between readers’ experience and the new information. e.g. “Talk about the moment when you were in a situation similar to Owl babies.”

4. Critical Evaluation Ask readers’ critical judgments about the works they read. It requires their good memory, reference skills, and their critical taste and judgment. e.g. “What differences do you see?” “What similarities do you see?”

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