LESSON ONE: Questioning

                             

LESSON DESCRIPTION

This lesson introduces a story using a book cover talk. Students practice questioning as a story is read.

 

GRADE-LEVEL EXPECTATIONS

R1G         During reading develop and utilize strategies to self-question and correct, infer, predict and check using cueing systems.

 

LESSON MATERIALS

§         Source of Literature

o           The Hungry Thing by Slepian, Jan & Seidler, Ann (1967). The Hungry Thing. New York: Scholastic Inc.

 

§         Supplies 

o        Questioning Chart Handout (transparency and student copies)

o        Overhead Projector

 

§         Handouts provided

o        Questioning Chart Handout

 

§         Words to know

o        cueing system

o        infer

o        predict

 

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT                        Assessment            Scoring Guide 

Students complete a questioning chart with questions that are relevant to the story.

 

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

 

  1. Introduce the book The Hungry Thing with a cover talk.

 

Strategy

During a cover talk, show students the cover of the book and ask students to make predictions about the story.

 

Questions

for

Students

What do you think will happen in this story? Why?

What clues help you predict what will happen?

How does the author/illustrator use this cover to get you to read this book?

How do the picture clues help you predict what will happen?

How do the text clues help you predict what will happen?

 

  1. Discuss how good readers ask questions as they read to understand the story better.

 

Strategy

For more ideas on using questioning for comprehension, see Chapter Seven in strategies That Work (Harvey, Stephanie & Goudvis, 2000).

 

  1. Introduce the Questioning Chart handout. Using the overhead model how to complete the chart during reading using page two of The Hungry Thing.

 

Strategy

 

Read page two. As you read, stop and think aloud a question that you have about the story. Be sure to model predicting possible answers (inferences) before continuing to read.

Write down your questions and your inferences on the questioning chart.

 

  1. Give each student a copy of the Questioning Chart handout. Students complete one section of the handout as they read or listen to the next page of The Hungry Thing. Students share examples from their charts with the rest of the class.

 

Questions

for

Students

Suggested student responses from Questioning Chart handout.

What is The Hungry Thing?

Why do you think he is wearing a sign?

What are Shmancakes?

How will the townspeople figure out what it means?

Will the Hungry Thing eat the townspeople?

What are some things you wondered as read this page?

How can you find the answers to these questions?

 

Students independently complete the remainder of the Questioning Chart as they finish reading or listening to the book.