Answer know-how
Leslie Gomez
Grade Level Standard and Objective
RI.4.3 – Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text
Objective:
The student will identify question types to comprehend text.
Purpose
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Header cards
Activity directions:
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Place header cards face up in a row. Place question cards face down in a stack. Provide each student with a copy of the passage
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Taking turns, students read the passage.
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Select the top card from the stack and read it aloud. For example, "What can you learn
from Marty?" Decide what type of question it is (i.e., Author and Me).
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Place under appropriate header card.
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Continue until all cards are sorted.
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Peer evaluation
Adaptations
Use questions from another passage and sort them under their corresponding titles.