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Reader’s Workshop

QuestioningLessons 1-15

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QuestioningBig Understanding:

Students will use questioning as a tool to create meaning while reading.

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Day 1

KBAD use questions as active readers

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This year we are learning about strategies that good readers use.Today you will use questions as active readers.

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Day 1

What is going on in my story?Who is the main character?What is the problem in the story?Where is this story taking place?How is my character feeling?

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Turn and Talk

Where is the story in my independent reading book taking place?

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Day 2

KBAD use post-it notes to record questions.

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This week we will start talking about how readers ask themselves questions.Today you will formulate questions and record them on post-it notes.

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Day 2

When I have a questions about what is going on in my story I can record it on a post-it note and stick it in my books.As I keep reading the book, I can flip back to my question to see if I found the answer yet.

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Turn and Talk

How can post-it notes be used when I have a question about my story?

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Day 3

KBAD ask questions about new words.

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This week will we start talking about how good readers ask themselves questions.Today you will ask questions about new words you come across while reading.

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Day 3

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Turn and Talk

Why is it important to ask questions about new words?

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Day 4

KBAD ask questions about the structure of a text.

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This week will we continue talking about how good readers ask themselves questions.Today you will ask questions about the structure of the text you are reading.

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Day 4

Persuasive WritingInformational TextQuestion and AnswerSequecing EventsHow To (with steps)

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Turn and Talk

Why is it important to think about what type of text we are reading?

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Day 5

KBAD ask questions before reading.

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There are lots of times to stop and ask ourselves questions when reading.Today you will ask questions about your before you start reading.

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Day 5

What do I already know about this author/series?What clues to the story does the cover/blurb give me?What genre is this book?

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Turn and Talk

What kind of questions can you ask before starting a new book?

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Day 6

KBAD ask questions during reading.

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This week will we continue talking about how good readers ask themselves questions.Today you will ask questions while reading a book.

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Day 6

? - A question that remains unanswered

BK - Questions that rely on background knowledge

I - Inferred from the textA - Answered directly in the

textQuestioning

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Turn and Talk

Where can you find the answers to background knowledge questions?

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Day 7

KBAD ask questions after reading.

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This week will we continue talking about how good readers ask themselves questions.Today you will ask questions after we finish reading a book.

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Day 7

How was the problem solved?What was the message of the story? What questions did the author leave unanswered?

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Turn and Talk

What questions can you ask after finisheing a story?

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Day 8

KBAD sort questions into categories.

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This week will we continue talking about how good readers ask themselves questions.Today you will put your questions into different categories.

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Day 8

Factual– I can go back and prove the answer

Rhetorical– I wonder but I’ll never really knowInferential– I can use clues to find my answer

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Turn and Talk

What is a rhetorical question you have about your independent reading book?

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Day 9

KBAD ask helpful questions.

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This week we have been asking different types of questions.Today you will think about which questions are the most helpful.

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Day 9

Helpful questions make it easier for me to understand a story.Who?What?When?Where?How?

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Turn and Talk

What is a helpful question you could ask about your story?

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Day 10

KBAD ask big and little questions.

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This week we have been asking different types of questions.Today you will think about which questions are big and which ones are little.

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Day 10

Big questions are very general and can have many answers or long answers.Little questions are very specific and have only one answer or short answers.

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Turn and Talk

What is a big question you have about your book?

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Day 11

KBAD ask questions about nonfiction texts.

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The past few weeks we have been asking questions about our independent reading book.Today you will ask questions about a nonfiction reading passage.

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Day 11

When might you sneeze?Why would someone write an article about sneezing?How does the author start their article?

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Turn and Talk

What is a questions you have about an article you read?

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Day 12

KBAD ask opinion questions.

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This week we have been asking different types of questions.Today you will think about questions that are answered with opinions.

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Day 12

Some questions are answered by giving your opinion.What did you think of the story?Would you recommend this book to a friend?Did you like the author’s ending?

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Turn and Talk

What is an opinion question you have about your book?

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Day 13

KBAD ask questions about all different types of texts.

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The past few weeks we have been asking questions about what we have read.Today you will think about questions that you can answer about different types of texts.

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Day 13

ArticlesPoemsShort storiesHow-to

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Turn and Talk

What is a question that you might be asked about a poem?

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Day 14

KBAD read questions first before looking at a passage.

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This week we have been answering questions about what we have read.Today you will read a question first before looking at the passage.

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Day 14

When I read the question first I know what information to look for while I’m reading a passage.

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Turn and Talk

How can reading a question first help you?

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Day 15

KBAD prove the answers to questions by looking at a passage.

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This week we have been answering questions about what we have read.Today you will go to a passage to find the answer to questions about a text. You should be able to prove your answer.

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Day 15

When I answer a question I want to go back to the passage to make sure that I can prove my answer.

Space Passage

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Turn and Talk

How can a student prove their answer?