Mr. Rennie's Class

  This week we worked on developing questioning skills like those discussed earlier. The students were able to learn about and practice formulating questions that were three different types: Right There, Think and Search and Authoe and Me. Each type requires a different level of response. Right There are fact based literal comprehension questions. Think and Search requires events from the story to construct answer with evidence. Author and Me questions require the reader to connect and access prior knowledge to construct a complex answer with evidence from the text.

  The kids listened to and read excerpts from the novel The Cay by Theodore Taylor and wrote all three types. Then we listed them on the board and agreed on what category or type each was. Next week they will reflect on how well they think they're doing with creating and understanding the questions.