Learning Objective : Identify posing (asking) and answering a question 3-5 ELD: Identify structural patterns found in text

What will we identify today? Posing (asking) and answering a question

Julia ate too much Halloween candy, the next day she woke up with a terrible stomach ache. Cause Tells why an event happened Effect Tells you what happened Discuss with your partner what is the cause? What is the effect?

Posing and Answering Questions - is a way of giving information by first asking a question. After the question is asked, an answer is given. Posing a question – The writer asks a question (usually a rhetorical question) Who was the first President of the United States? Answering a question- The writer provides an answer to the question asked The first President of the United States was George Washington. George Washington is often referred to as the father of his country. George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 that is when we celebrate President’s Day.

It is important to identify posing and answering questions because: You can understand reading better You can use factual support statements to make your opinion more believable

Paragraph 1 1 Submarines are used today to explore shipwrecks. 2. How will submarines be used in the future? 3. In the future, tourist submarines can be used. 4. People can travel by submarine to see the wonders that live under the sea. Posing and answering? YESNO Step 1 : Read the text carefully Step 2: Look for posing and answering the question Step 3: Look for sentence(s) that provide the answer Step 4: Circle yes if the text is posing and answering questions and no if it is not How do you know?

Paragraph 2 1. Clocks come in many different sizes and forms. 2. There are wristwatches, alarm clocks, and grandfather clocks. 3. Clocks can come in just about any shape. 4. My little sister, for example, has a cat clock with a swinging tail. Posing and answering? YESNO Step 1 : Read the text carefully Step 2: Look for posing and answering the question Step 3: Look for sentence(s) that provide the answer Step 4: Circle yes if the text is posing and answering questions and no if it is not How do you know?

Paragraph 3 1. Who can find their way through an outdoor course with nothing but a map and a compass? 2. Orienteers can. 3. Orienteering is a sport in which individuals or teams must complete a course, stopping at certain marked points along the way. 4. They use a special map and compass. Posing and answering? YESNO Step 1 : Read the text carefully Step 2: Look for posing and answering the question Step 3: Look for sentence(s) that provide the answer Step 4: Circle yes if the text is posing and answering questions and no if it is not How do you know?

Paragraph 4 1. Oranges and grapefruits are citrus fruits. 2. How did citrus fruits get to North America? 3. Christopher Columbus brought the first citrus fruit to America. 4. In the early 1500’s, Ponce de Leon planted one of the first orange trees in Florida. Posing and answering? YESNO Step 1 : Read the text carefully Step 2: Look for posing and answering the question Step 3: Look for sentence(s) that provide the answer Step 4: Circle yes if the text is posing and answering questions and no if it is not Closure How do you know?