Question Categories

Question Categories ALPHA English Language Arts Questions to Ponder These are the questions that make you think about what is not stated in the text. Example: Predicting, Inference, Hypothesis, Wondering, What if?

Exploring the Story These are questions that directly relate to the events of the story. Example: Setting, Plot, Problems, Solution, Key Events, Author’s Style Meeting the Characters These are questions that relate directly to the characters. Example: Character Traits, Motivation, Point of View, Change Over Time, Relationships

Understanding the Ideas These are questions that focus on the BIG IDEAS of the text. Example: Overlying Themes, Author’s Purpose, Author’s Point of View, Main Ideas, Morals of the Story

Connecting These are questions that make the reader connect the story to their own lives or other literature. Example: Connecting the story to; Self, Your Family, Another Text, Another Discipline,