1. Three Levels of Questioning
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2. LEVEL UP

3. THREE LEVELS OF QUESTIONING
Level One: Literal Level
Level Two: Interpretive Level
Level Three: Thematic Level

4. LEVEL One: Literal Reading ON the line Fact based
Who, what, where, when

5. LEVEL two: interpretive
Reading BETWEEN the lines
Inference based, implied in the text
Answered after reading the text
How, why

6. LEVEL THREE: thematic Reading BEYOND the lines
Connects to the universal meaning
Open ended requiring making connections
Discusses abstract ideas
Uses text as a guide to explore larger issues

7. Three levels of pigs Level One: Literal Level What did the pigs build?
Level Two: Interpretive Level Why did the pigs choose different types of houses?
Level Three: Thematic Level Why is the ability to postpone gratification an important life skill?

8. Three levels of Bears Level One: Literal Level
Level Two: Interpretive Level
Level Three: Thematic Level
Remember each level builds upon the previous level. All three follow the same thread of thought.

9. Three levels of mockingbirds
Level One: Literal Level What happened to Jem?
Level Two: Interpretive Level How did Jem’s pants get returned to him?
Level Three: Thematic Level Why should people look deeper before drawing conclusions about a person?
Jem’s pants were caught on a fence fleeing from Boo Radley.
Jem’s pants were neatly folded and returned to him presumably by Boo Radley.
Drawing quick conclusions about someone based solely on superficial details is the worse kind of prejudice.