Ask Answer Questions Learning Objective Students will ask

Ask & Answer Questions

Learning Objective: Students will ask questions and use details from the text to support their answer. Essential Question: How can using details from a text show that I understand the story?

Objective: ask and answer a question when reading a piece of text. You already know how to answer a question from the text when you are asked one. Joe went camping with his family this summer. He had a blast! First, he set up his tent. Then, he went for a bike ride with his brother. They rode all around the lake and campsite. Finally, they jumped in the lake and went for a swim. Jenny really likes to play soccer. She feels so energized when she’s done! She enjoys making new friends on her team, and she likes being out in the sunshine. He friends tell her she’s the best goalie, and she tries her best to help lead the team to victory! What did Joe do after he rode his bike? Why does Jenny like to play soccer? After Joe rode his bike, he went swimming in the lake. Jenny likes to play soccer because it makes her feel energized, she makes friends, and she likes the sunshine.

Concept Objective: ask and answer a question when reading a piece of text. When reading a piece of text, you can ask what, where, why, who, and when questions What? What is the problem in the story? Where? Where does the story mostly take place? Why? Who? When? Why is character _____ feeling _____? Who are the main characters in the story? When does the story take place? When reading a piece of text you can ask ____. © Stephanie Nelson

Objective: ask and answer a question when reading a piece of text. The answers to some questions are found directly in the text. The Fox and the Cat A fox was boasting to a cat of its clever devices for escaping its enemies. “I have a whole bag of tricks, ” he said, “which contains a hundred ways of escaping my enemies. ” “I have only one, ” said the cat; “but I can generally manage with that. ” Just at that moment they heard the cry of a pack of hounds coming towards them, and the cat immediately scampered up a tree and hid herself in the branches. “This is my plan, ” said the cat. “What are you going to do? ” The fox thought first of one way, then of another, and while he was debating the hounds came nearer and nearer, and at last the Fox in his confusion was caught up by the hounds and soon killed by the huntsmen. Miss Cat, who had been looking on, said: “Better one safe way than a hundred on which you cannot reckon. ” What was the cat’s plan to escape her enemies? - The cat’s plan was to scamper up a tree and hide herself in the branches. The answers to some questions are found _________.

Objective: ask and answer a question when reading a piece of text. The answers to some questions are NOT found directly in the text. * So you have to use information presented to make a good guess A fox was boasting to a cat of its clever devices for escaping its enemies. “I have a whole bag of tricks, ” he said, “which contains a hundred ways of escaping my enemies. ” “I have only one, ” said the cat; “but I can generally manage with that. ” Just at that moment they heard the cry of a pack of hounds coming towards them, and the cat immediately scampered up a tree and hid herself in the branches. “This is my plan, ” said the cat. “What are you going to do? ” The fox thought first of one way, then of another, and while he was debating the hounds came nearer and nearer, and at last the Fox in his confusion was caught up by the hounds and soon killed by the huntsmen. Miss Cat, who had been looking on, said: “Better one safe way than a hundred on which you cannot reckon. ” Why do you think the fox did not just pick one way to escape his enemies, like the cat? * Possible Answer: The text states, “the fox was boasting to a cat of its clever devices for escaping enemies, ” so I can make a good guess that the fox thought all these different ways he had planned would ensure his safety. The answers to some questions are NOT found _________. So you _____.

Objective: ask and answer a question when reading a piece of text. It’s important to ask questions when reading because: 1. It will help you to pay closer attention to what you are reading 2. It will help you to get more information from the text It is most important to me to ask questions when I’m reading because ____.

Objective: ask and answer a question when reading a piece of text. The Ant and the Grasshopper The ants were spending a fine winter’s day drying grain collected in the summertime. A grasshopper, perishing with famine, passed by and earnestly begged for a little food. The ants inquired of him, “Why did you not treasure up food during the summer? ” He replied, “I had not leisure enough. I passed the days in singing. ” They then said in derision: “If you were foolish enough to sing all the summer, you must dance supperless to bed in the winter. ” Steps 1. Read the text 2. Ask and answer a question found in the text. What is the problem that the grasshopper faced? - The grasshopper was hungry and had no food because the text states “begged for a little food. ” 3. Ask and answer a question not found in the text. What did the grasshopper learn from the ant? Work hard, play later. I can guess that because he now has no supper that he wishes he would have gathered food before the winter came. The steps the teacher took to ask and answer a question were ______.

Objective: ask and answer a question when reading a piece of text. The Flies and the Honeypot A number of flies were attracted to a jar of honey which had been overturned in a housekeeper’s room, and placing their feet in it, ate greedily. Their feet, however, became so smeared with the honey that they could not use their wings, nor release themselves, and were suffocated. Just as they were expiring, they exclaimed, “O foolish creatures that we are, for the sake of a little pleasure we have destroyed ourselves. ” Steps 1. Read the text 2. Ask and answer a question found in the text. What is the problem in the story? Answer: The flies became stuck in the honey because the text states their feet became smeared with honey and couldn’t release themselves. 3. Ask and answer a question not found in the text. What did the flies learn in the story? Answer: I think the answer to that question is the flies learned to put their safety before pleasure. I can guess that is true because the text states “for the sake of a little pleasure we have destroyed ourselves. ”

Objective: ask and answer a question when reading a piece of text. The Goose with the Golden Eggs One day a countryman going to the nest of his goose found there an egg all yellow and glittering. When he took it up it was as heavy as lead and he was going to throw it away, because he thought a trick had been played upon him. But he took it home on second thoughts, and soon found to his delight that it was an egg of pure gold. Every morning the same thing occurred, and he soon became rich by selling his eggs. As he grew rich he grew greedy; and thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find nothing. Steps 1. Read the text 2. Ask and answer a question found in the text. What happened after the man became rich and greedy? Possible Answer: The man killed the duck looking for more gold because the text states _____. 3. Ask and answer a question not found in the text. Why did the countryman not throw away the golden egg, and instead take it home? - I think the answer to that question is he thought there was a possibility that the goose really does lay golden eggs. I can guess that is true because the text states _______.

Closure Objective: ask and answer a question when reading a piece of text. When reading a piece of text, what kind of questions can you ask to help you understand the text better? When reading a piece of text, I can ask _____.