Ladders of Questioning Types of Questions Literal Factual

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Ladders of Questioning

Ladders of Questioning

Types of Questions • Literal – Factual – Address key elements • Interpretive –

Types of Questions • Literal – Factual – Address key elements • Interpretive – Inferential – Motive of author or a character • Experience-Based – Connecting – Link text to prior knowledge, other texts, or experiences

Level 1: Literal • Questions – Factual – Address key elements • Answers –

Level 1: Literal • Questions – Factual – Address key elements • Answers – Found directly in text – Good answers lead to an accurate and complete summary of text

Level 2: Interpretive • Questions – Inferential – Motive of author or a character

Level 2: Interpretive • Questions – Inferential – Motive of author or a character • Answers – Found by following patterns and seeing relationships among parts of the text – Good answers lead to an identification of the significant patterns

Level 3: Experience-Based • Questions – Connecting – Link text to prior knowledge, other

Level 3: Experience-Based • Questions – Connecting – Link text to prior knowledge, other texts, or experiences • Answers – Found by testing the ideas of a text against readers’ schema – Good answers lead to an an internal representation of the world; an organization of appreciation of the text concepts and actions that can be revised by new and further discussion information about the world

Example: “Marigolds” • Level 1 – Describe Lizabeth’s actions in this scene. – What

Example: “Marigolds” • Level 1 – Describe Lizabeth’s actions in this scene. – What are the meanings of the words “sterility, ” “verve, ” and “poignancy”? – How is Miss Lottie described? – What sense words are used to describe the marigold garden? – What does Lizabeth do right after she destroys the flowers?

Example: “Marigolds” • Level 1 – English 10 Questions

Example: “Marigolds” • Level 1 – English 10 Questions

Example: “Marigolds” • Level 2 – Why do you think the narrator destroyed the

Example: “Marigolds” • Level 2 – Why do you think the narrator destroyed the marigolds? – Why is Lizabeth unable to stop her actions? – Why did Miss Lottie so tendery care for the marigolds? – Why had Lizabeth’s understanding of Miss Lottie changed? – How do you interpret the last line of the story? – Can you identify any stylistic devices? How do they add to the meaning of the story?

Example: “Marigolds” • Level 2 – English 10 Questions

Example: “Marigolds” • Level 2 – English 10 Questions

Example: “Marigolds” • Level 3 – Can you think of a time when your

Example: “Marigolds” • Level 3 – Can you think of a time when your anger got out of control? What were the consequences of your behavior? – Have you had an experience that changed your perception of another person? (i. e. divorce, failures, sickness) id est (Latin for "that is")

Example: “Marigolds” • Level 3 – English 10 Questions

Example: “Marigolds” • Level 3 – English 10 Questions