I think this comes out of TC. My lit. coach modeled a great way to classify questions: Where do you turn to answer a question? Are you...
"Reading the lines" - Turn directly to the book to find the answer. these are literal questions, stated explicitly in the text. "Reading between the lines" - these are questions which require inferencing, but can still be supported by evidence from the text. "Reading beyond the lines" - here you turn inward, finding the answer within you. These are your opinions, personal responses, etc. This was a very powerful way to frame questions during our beginning of the year read aloud- The Islander by Cynthia Rylant. Some questions the children came up with and classified: "reading the lines"- How old was Anna when she died? "reading between the lines" - who was Daniel's "family"? (Daniel was an orphan, so his sense of family evolved through the story) "reading beyond the lines"- Anna, dies jumping into the ocean during a storm to save the dog she loved. Did she do the right thing? I guess these specific questions are less useful if you don't know the story. Just wanted to give you a sense of the conversation, as it was a powerful one. Also, love this book. (I'm teaching fifth graders in NYC). Heather On Oct 13, 2007, at 8:03 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > _http://www.elemedu.ccs.k12.nc.us/Default.htm_ > (http://www.elemedu.ccs.k12.nc.us/Default.htm) > > This list will take you to some bookmarks that have different > levels of > question stems on it. I am using them with my third graders. > > Rosie > > > > ************************************** See what's new at http:// > www.aol.com > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ > mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
