Questions

What is a question?

Something that is asked A statement that needs a reply To ask for information Something you wonder about

Questioning Who When Why Would What if Do Does Is Did Could Can Are Should What Where How Wouldn’t What about Don’t Doesn’t Isn’t Didn’t Couldn’t Can’t Aren’t Shouldn’t We can ask… I wonder

Examples of questions Who?What?When?Where?Why?How?Do?

Questioning  quick to ask  quick to answer  answer is easy to find (literal thinking) We can ask… Quick Questions

What questions do you have about this dog? Quick Questions

Questioning  quick to ask  quick to answer  answer is easily found (literal thinking)  answers comes from you (“I think…, “Maybe”)  inference  often there is no one right answer  usually lead to more questions  help us think  need to matter We can ask… Quick QuestionsDeep Thinking Questions

Would he ask me to feed him? Would he ask me to feed him? What If this dog could talk... What problems might there be? Would he want to learn to read? Would he want to learn to read? What changes would he ask for? Could he help me with my homework? Could he help me with my homework? Would it be good or bad? Why? Would it be good or bad? Why? Deep Thinking Questions

We ask questions because we want to get information. Asking questions helps us to understand. Creating questions makes us think. We ask questions because we are curious.

George is curious. He wants to learn about the world around him. He cannot ask questions but we can. Look at these pictures of George. Think about the questions George might ask if he were able to talk. am/slideshow.html

Questioning  helps us to understand text  helps us to wonder why  helps to satisfy curiosity  makes us want to know more Good readers ask questions…  Before you read  While you read  After you read

Good readers ask questions before, during and after reading.

before reading These are my questions… during reading after reading

Quick Questions: The words used to create the question and the answer are in the same sentence. What did … Who did … How many … What was … Who are … What does … mean What kind …

Think and search questions The answer is found in the story. How do you … What happened to … What happened before / after … How many times … What examples … Where did …

Deep Thinking Questions The answer is not in the story. Tell what you think. Have you ever … If you could … If you were going to … Do you agree with _______ Why? Do you know anyone who … How do you feel about …

Asking questions about the text makes you want to learn more.

KWL What do you Know What do you Want to What did you Learn? know?

Choose one of the questions that was not answered in the text but that matters to the story and write what you think. Question_____________________________________ Answer: I think________________________________ ____________________________________________

Asking questions can lead to deeper understanding.