Thursday 15th July 2021
L.C. To demonstrate active reading strategies - generating questions.
Questioning is a strategy that readers use to engage with the text. Questioning techniques help the reader to clarify and comprehend what he/she is reading.
When creating questions we can use the question hand.
Let's generate some questions as we read.
As quick as a flash, I jumped into my car.
What question can we create from this sentence?
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There was a brief silence, followed by short gasps for breath.
What question can we create from this sentence?
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As firmly as possible, I forced the accelerator to the floor of the car and sped off homewards.
What question can we create from this sentence?
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Your Challenge
Read the text on Seesaw, a page at a time.
Once you have read the text on a page, write down any questions that come to your mind about what has been said.