Here's a simple challenge that can lead students to read their texts very closely. After providing your students with the assigned reading material, pass out sticky notes. Tell them that their challenge is to write a question about the topic that is NOT answered by the text. This causes them to read, and reread, and maybe reread again to make sure that the answer isn't in the text. Not only does this lead to interesting questions, but the repeated readings with a purpose lead to improved comprehension and retention.
This photo represents all the questions students generated about the 3 branches of government. Before adding a question to the chart, they had to be sure that the text did not already answer it. Tomorrow we will explore finding answers to some of these thoughtful questions!
This photo represents all the questions students generated about the 3 branches of government. Before adding a question to the chart, they had to be sure that the text did not already answer it. Tomorrow we will explore finding answers to some of these thoughtful questions!
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