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Before Reading

  • What do you think will happen in this story?

  • What does the title tell you?

  • What might be the problem?

  • What is the setting of this story? Is there more than one?

  • What do you know about this topic?

  • What does this story make you think of?

  • What are you wondering?

During Reading

  • What do you think will happen next?

  • What can you tell me about the story so far?

  • How do you feel about the story and why?

  • What questions do you have?

  • Why do you think the character did that?

  • What would you have done?

After Reading

  • What was the problem and solution of the story?

  • Why do you think the author wrote this book?

  • What was your favorite/least favorite part and why?

  • What would you change about the story?

  • What will happen next?

Asking the Right Questions

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