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Questioning Strategies

by Amanda and Heather

Questioning Strategiesby Amanda and Heather

Why should questioning be a part of your classroom?

Comprehension Strategy - Questioning

Question the Author

  • Primarily for non-fiction
  • Allows students to critique author's writing
  • Engages students with text---deeper meaning


Steps:

  1. Select passage: interesting and can lead to conversation.
  2. Decide upon stopping points where students can delve deeper into understanding.
  3. Create critical thinking questions for each stopping point.


Modes of Persuasion

ReQuest

  • Students partner read a passage.
  • They write 2 - 3 questions to answer and quiz each other.
  • Builds knowledge and vocabulary through discussion.


Question-Answer Relationship (QAR)

Use of the QAR Strategy in Non Fiction
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Marzano's Question Stems

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Knowledge

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Comprehension

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Application

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Analysis

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Synthesis

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Evaluation

Resources

All about adolescent literacy. (2013). Retrieved on November 11, 2013, from http://www.adlit.org/strategy_library/.
Benjamin, A. (2007). But I'm not a reading teacher: Strategies for literacy instruction in the
content areas. New York, NY: Routledge.
Fisher, D. & Frey, N. (2011). Improving adolescent literacy: Content area strategies at work.
Boston, MA: Pearson.