Before+Reading

Students will select an appropriate text from a teacher selected options. Students will work alone or in a small group. Before reading this text, students will be given some of the following questions on index cards to review and discuss in small groups. Questions will be answered in Roundtable fashion and then shared as a class. 1. What do you already know about this topic? 2. How do you think this story may relate to your life? 3. Why do you think the author wrote this book? 4. Is this book likely to be fiction or non-fiction? 5. Do you think this story will include humor? Why or why not? 6. What style of illustration did the author choose? 7. What does the title of the book tell you? 8. What genre of book is this likely to be? 9. State your purpose for reading this book. 10. What would you expect to find out from reading this book? 11. Name the author. If possible, name other books written by the same author.
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