Reading Strategy: Questioning
Today I am going to share strategies for teaching questioning using Chris VanAlsburg’s book The Stranger.
About the Book
If you haven’t read it you NEED to – like right now! Because I am not going to give it away! But the story is about a peculiar “stranger” that comes to stay with a family on a farm. He doesn’t speak and has some very odd things about him. Then one day he remembers who he is and has to leave the farm. This book takes place in late Autumn so you have plenty of time to read it this fall! To see my favorite Fall Read Alouds check out this post HERE.
I can totally see using this book for upper grades with questioning and inferring but it will work for younger grades too with support. In fact, it is a Touchtone text for the district I work in for Second Grade.
First Strategy
To start off I would have the students ask questions before reading this book based just on the cover while reading and then after you are done reading. They can write these on sticky notes and then you can make a class chart from them or use this sheet from my The Stranger Reader Response Set.
Second Strategy
Another strategy I use with this book is using questions to deepen understanding! After reading the book through once go back through the book and choose a passage and or picture that is vague and have the students write questions about it that they can discuss to deepen meaning. There is also a sheet for that in the pack!
There are several other skills included in the pack including Story Recall, Characterization, Inferring with text evidence as well as Vocabulary Cards.
Want to try Questioning in your Classroom?
To try it for free check out the resources I have on TPT so that you can try these strategies for teaching questioning in your classroom!
It includes a Questions poster.
Fun Question Dice Activity – perfect for centers or small groups! Students read a story then roll the dice and answer the question that matches the number they roll.
And a printable where students can practice asking and OR answering questions!
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Great book! Isn't Chris Van Allsburg the best! My first graders flipped when I read them Jumanji and Zathura. I'm excited for this new monthly linky party. Great idea!
Tess! I LOVE this book! The Stranger makes me want to go and burn my pumpkin spice candle and wear a sweater!! 🙂
AND YOUR FREEBIES?!?!? Holy cow! AMAZING! I love your post and YOU!
Lindsay
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