BEFORE READING, ask yourself questions like —
- What type of text is this? An informative passage? A story? A poem? A play? An argumentative text?
- What is the topic, or subject, of the text?
Informational Texts
 | What is the overall main idea of the passage?
What are the key ideas and supporting details?
How did the author organize the information? Why?
How do any text features help me understand the text?
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Literary Texts like Stories, Plays, & Poems
 | How do the characters interact?Why do characters behave in certain ways?What are the main themes, or messages, in the text?How do the historical and cultural settings affect the plot?
What figurative language does the author use?
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Argumentative Texts
 | What is the author's claim?
What facts does the author use to support the argument?
Who is the intended audience, or reader? |
AFTER READING, ask yourself questions like —
- What did I learn from this passage?
- How does what I learned relate to my life?
- What didn't I understand in the text? How can I make it clearer?
- In a story, what was the rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
- Did characters undergo any changes throughout a story? How?
- In a poem, what sound devices did the author use?
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4th Grade Reading - Asking & Answering Questions Lesson