G Level Fiction Questions

Thinking within the Text Retelling
o What is the main idea of the story (central message or lesson of the story)?
o What are some key details from the story (2 to 3),?
o Retell the important events from the text in the order that they happened including character, setting, problem, events, and solution.
o What was the problem in the story?
o How did the characters solve the problem?
o How did the story end?
o What new information did you learn about __________?
o What happened first? What happened next? What happened last?
o Who is telling the story at different points in the text?
Thinking beyond the Text Predicting
o During Reading – How do you think the book will end?
o Based on what you know, what might happen next?
o After reading the text, predict what might happen next. What clues from the book or personal experience helped you with this prediction?
o Based on the genre or text structure of this book, predict what might happen next. Making Connections
o What does this story remind you of?
o Can you think of another book that is similar to this one?
o How is the (topic, characters, ending) similar to (title of another book)?
o How is the character the same in this book as in previous books?
o What connection can you make (personal, text, world)? Synthesizing
o What new information has been added to what you already knew about the topic?
o After reading, has the new information changed your thinking about the topic? (Have the students clarified their knowledge of the topic?)
o What did you learn about __________ after reading this book? Show where you found this information. Inferring
o Talk about how the character felt in the book. How do you know?
o Why do you think the character felt _______ or acted _________?
o What kind of character is _____? How did the author show what this character is like?
o Why did the character ______________? How do you know?
o Use the pictures to show me additional information that was not stated in the text.
o How did the author show ___________?
o Why do you think __________?
o How did the character change from _________ to _________? Why?
o What caused __________ to happen? What was the effect?
Guided Reading Goal Questions
o How did you feel when the character ___________? Why did the character feel and act that way?
o What do you think (character) was thinking? Why?
Thinking about the Text
o Analyzing
o What was the same about the ________ in the book?
o What did you notice was different? (change in pattern, text features, etc.)
o What did the author do that made the story funny or surprising?
o Discuss how the author organized the story. (Beginning, middle, and end)
o What did the author do to make the characters or situation interesting?
o What is the genre of the book? What are the characteristics of this genre that you noticed? (simple animal fantasy, easy factual texts, realistic fiction, traditional literature, plays)
o What types of illustrations are in the book (photographs, drawings, etc.)?
o What text features did you notice in the book? How did they help you understand the book?
o Could this story really happen? Why?
o Why did the author use (juicy word) to describe ___________?
o Show me where the problem was solved in the story. How do you know?
o What feelings do _________(descriptive words or phrases) suggest? What senses are you using to understand ___(descriptive words or phrases)?
o What are the major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information?
o Critiquing
o What did you like/dislike about this (book, beginning, characters, ending, pictures)?
o What did you like/dislike about the illustrations?
o What did you think about (book, beginning, characters, ending)? Why?
o What was the most important part of the story? Why?
o Why do you think the author included this information?
o How does the author use the photographs to give you more information about the topic?
o How does the author help you learn about _____________?
o Do you agree or disagree with __________? Why or why not?
o Do the pictures add to your understanding of the book? Why or why

G Level Nonfiction Questions

What do you already know about this topic? (prior knowledge)
What new information are you learning as you read this text?
What predictions can you make about the text based on what you know and your experiences?
What is the most interesting new information have you learned?
How can you tell the text is nonfiction?
What connections can you make to other books? i .e. the same author, topic, content , etc
What caused the problem in the text? Why did that happen?
What were the sequence of events in the text?
Can you use any illustrations or graphics to learn information?
What did you notice about the layout of the text? (bold letters, italitics…
What did you learn from this text feature/illustration/
Do you agree or disagree with ideas in the text?
Have you changed your mind about this topic after reading this text?