Leveled Questions A Liberty Language Arts Power Point

Leveled Questions A Liberty Language Arts Power. Point in 2 -D

Title: Leveled Questions Essential Question: What are the different ways of exploring a text with greater complexity?

Understanding the Levels of Questioning • • Entry – Connecting/Relating Questions Level One – Literal/In-Text Questions Level Two – Interpretive/Inference Questions Level Three – Evaluating/Real World Questions

Entry Questions Definition: Entry Questions connect or relate a reader’s previous understanding or personal experience to a text. *These questions help readers make connections to the text they are reading. Ex: Have you ever lost a pet? Have you killed an animal?

Level One Questions Definition: Level One Questions are literal/in-text questions about facts explicitly/directly/clearly found in texts. *These questions are usually straight-forward and require identifying who, what, where, when, or how about the text. Ex: What happened to Candy’s dog?

Level One Question Stems: • • Can you state, in your own words… Can you describe… Can you defend your position… Can you summarize the information…

Level Two Questions Definition: Level Two Questions are implied in the text, requiring analysis and interpretation of the text. *Readers must infer or “read between the lines” for the answers to questions on this level. Take notes or you’ll fail… Ex: Was Carlson being mean to Candy, or was he doing him a favor?

Level Two Question Stems: • • • Explain how … Explain why … Interpret the reasons … Compare and contrast … Connect and explain …

Level Three Questions Definition: Level Three Questions are open-ended and evaluative questions that include the text and go beyond it. They require “real world” applications. They assume the other levels of questions. *These questions prompt a discussion or examination of an abstract idea or contemporary issue. These are “impact” questions which ask “so what? ” and “why does it matter? ”. Ex: When is it right to take the life of an animal, and when is it wrong?

Level Three Question Stems: • • Imagine … What would happen if …? Hypothesize … Theorize…