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Question and Questioning

When to Ask • The Right Time and the Right Place Ø When they must digest relatively long and difficult text assignments—prereading Ø When selections are more manageable or when the teacher is aiming for a broader general understanding of a selection —postreadingquestions Ø Many teachers use a mix of prereading questions to guide students’ reading and postreading question to assess their understanding and stimulate them to reflect.

What to Ask The Relation between Questions and

Sample Questions and Answers: “Goldilocks and the 1. Right there: What were the three bears eating for breakfast? Answers: they were eating porridge. 6. Putting it together: Why was Baby Bear so upset when he came home? Answers: Because his breakfast was gone, his chair was broken, and there was a stranger sleeping in his bed.

3. Author and You: What king of a person was goldilocks? Answer: she was not very nice. She was old. She was hungry and tired, and maybe she was lost or homeless. 4. On Your Own: Why is it a bad idea to go into a stranger’s house when no one is home? Answers: it is against the law; it is trespassing. The people would not like it. They might be mean

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