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Questioning as you read Questioning as you read gives reading a gives reading a purpose. It is about purpose. It is about curiosity and helping curiosity and helping you understand what you understand what you read. you read.

Questioning moves the Questioning moves the reading along.reading along.

Questioning as you read Questioning as you read gives reading a gives reading a purpose. It is about purpose. It is about curiosity and helping curiosity and helping you understand what you understand what you read. you read.

Questioning moves the Questioning moves the reading along.reading along.

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Two Points to PonderTwo Points to Ponder

Not all questions Not all questions will be answered in will be answered in the text. The most the text. The most interesting ones interesting ones won’t be.won’t be.

The best questions The best questions lead to other lead to other questions.questions.

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Try It…Try It…

Question Question before before you read. you read.

Begin with the Begin with the title. title.

What do you What do you wonder about?wonder about?

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I wonder…if this will tell about life in

a gang?

I wonder … why people join gangs?

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Question Question duringduring your your reading. reading.

Are there words or Are there words or ideas that you ideas that you don’t understand?don’t understand?

Are there things you Are there things you wonder about?wonder about?

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One Type of QuestionOne Type of Question

Literal (the answer is there in the text)Literal (the answer is there in the text)

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Being in a gang is part of my Being in a gang is part of my life. It’s not something I life. It’s not something I chose but something I was chose but something I was born into. My dad is in a born into. My dad is in a gang and so are my uncles gang and so are my uncles and brothers. Every time we and brothers. Every time we loose someone close to us loose someone close to us my mom cries. I’ve seen her my mom cries. I’ve seen her cry so many times I’ve lost cry so many times I’ve lost count. Me, I’m use to it.count. Me, I’m use to it.

How did she become part of a gang?

Oh, here it says she was born into it. Who else in her

family is in a gang?

Her father, uncles, and brothers.

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A 2nd Type of QuestionA 2nd Type of Question Inferential (using prior knowledge along Inferential (using prior knowledge along

with what is in the text to make sense of with what is in the text to make sense of the text)the text)

GangsGangs

Being in a gang is part of my Being in a gang is part of my life. It’s not something I life. It’s not something I chose but something I was chose but something I was born into. My dad is in a born into. My dad is in a gang and so are my uncles gang and so are my uncles and brothers. Every time we and brothers. Every time we lose someone close to us my lose someone close to us my mom cries. I’ve seen her cry mom cries. I’ve seen her cry so many times I’ve lost so many times I’ve lost count. Me, I’m use to it.count. Me, I’m use to it.

What does “lose

someone” mean?

I think they mean

someone died.

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A 3rd Type of QuestionA 3rd Type of Question

Critical (questions about decisions the author Critical (questions about decisions the author made about: style, content, point of view; made about: style, content, point of view; questions about relevance and reliability of questions about relevance and reliability of information)information)

GangsGangs

Being in a gang is part of my Being in a gang is part of my life. It’s not something I life. It’s not something I chose but something I was chose but something I was born into. My dad is in a born into. My dad is in a gang and so are my uncles gang and so are my uncles and brothers. Every time we and brothers. Every time we lose someone close to us my lose someone close to us my mom cries. I’ve seen her cry mom cries. I’ve seen her cry so many times I’ve lost so many times I’ve lost count. Me, I’m use to it.count. Me, I’m use to it.

Why did the author decide to

use the word “lose someone”

rather than “someone dies” or “someone is murdered” ?

Can a person ever really get

use to death?

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Question Question afterafter your your reading.reading.

What questions linger?What questions linger?

What was your opinion of What was your opinion of the story or article?the story or article?

What big questions about What big questions about life or society does this life or society does this story or article raise?story or article raise?

Are there questions you Are there questions you want to follow up on?want to follow up on?

Why do people stay in gangs?

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What is her role in the

gang? Does she want to

get out?

I found this interesting to

read but wonder “Is

this situation realistic?”

Are there gangs in

Nova Scotia? How

many people are in gangs?