Generating Questions

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Generating Questions

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1. 10.1(A)

Lesson Standards

2. 10.1(D)

3. 10.4(B)

4. 10.4(F)

5. 10.5(G)

LEARNING OBJECTIVE

After reading and discussing a model, students will be able to generate questions before, during, and after reading to ensure understanding and gain information.

Language Objective

I will be able to articulate questions clearly and effectively in both spoken and written forms.

Learning intention

Today, we will explore the concept of theme in literature and learn how to identify the underlying messages or lessons that authors convey.

Success Criteria

• Students will be able to identify the theme in a given literary text.
• Students will be able to explain the theme using evidence from the text.
• Students will be able to articulate their understanding of theme using academic language.

Do Now:

In the chat , please take a moment to respond to the following prompt:

• Why do you think asking questions is important in our learning journey and in life in general?
• Share your thoughts and experiences.
• You have 3 minutes to write your response. Your answers will help kickstart our discussion on the significance of asking questions.
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• Generating questions is the strategy of coming up with your own questions before, during, and after reading. This strategy can help you gain information and deepen your understanding of the text.
• To answer the questions you come up with, you will need to closely read or reread the text. In some cases, you will need to do quick, informal research to build or expand your knowledge about a topic related to the text.

• Before reading, you can preview a text’s title, headers, and other visual elements and generate questions in order to identify what you would like to learn from the text. You may also use your questions to look up any unfamiliar terms or references to gain background knowledge before reading.

• During reading, you can ask questions about unfamiliar terms or confusing passages. You can then try to locate, in the text or in another resource, information that will help you clarify your understanding.

• After reading, you can ask yourself questions that will help you analyze the main idea, claim, or theme of the text or that will help you connect what you have read to your own life, other texts you have read, or issues or events in society. You can also generate questions for further research about a topic.

Checklist for Generating Questions:

In order to generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information use the following steps as a guide:

• Before reading, you can generate questions as you do the following:
• Identify the title, author, and genre.
• Preview headers, subtitles, and other visual elements to generate questions about the main topic of the text.
• Consider what outside sources you might need to help you better understand the text, including dictionaries or glossaries.
• Identify any background knowledge that might help you understand the text, including historical or cultural context.

Checklist for Generating Questions:

• During reading, you can monitor your understanding of a text by asking the following:
• How do I answer basic who, what, when, where, why and how questions about people, places, and events when reading nonfiction or characters, setting, and plot when reading fiction?
• How is this text organized?
• Are there confusing passages I can reread to clarify my understanding?

• After reading, clarify and deepen your understanding by asking the following:
• What are the main ideas or themes of this text? What information helped me identify the main ideas or themes?
• Am I able to explain the answers to who, what, when, where, why and how questions to someone else?
• How can I connect this text to something else I’ve read, heard, or seen?

Skill Model

• Asking the right questions can help you recall background information, find and focus on the most important ideas in the text, and make connections to your experiences and what you’ve learned.
• Before you begin reading a nonfiction text , you should preview it in order to generate questions. For example, after reading the title you might wonder what the concept of a shifting self entails. You might also consider what you already know about the topic; for instance, you might think about what autobiographies you have read before. Or you might recall what you know about the author and her background. If the author is completely new to you, you can check an online reference source to do some informal research about her before you read.
• What do you think about when you read an informational text about a new or unfamiliar topic?
• What do you ask yourself before, during, or after you finish reading for information?

Generating Questions

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