Text Features
-What text feature does the author use most effectively?
-How do the text features used in this text help you know what the main idea is?
-What three text features could the author add to help you better understand this text?
-Which text features are most helpful to you in writing a summary of this text?
-Looking at the text features before reading the text, what questions probably are NOT answered in this text?
-If you were editing this text, what print features might you add to help others understand it?
-Looking at the text features before reading the text, what questions are probably answered in this text?
-What text features does the author use most to help organize this text?
-Where in this text could the author add a chart, graph, table, and/or diagram?
-How does the title of this text help you predict what the main idea or message is?
-How do the text features used in this text help you know what the main idea is?
-What three text features could the author add to help you better understand this text?
-Which text features are most helpful to you in writing a summary of this text?
-Looking at the text features before reading the text, what questions probably are NOT answered in this text?
-If you were editing this text, what print features might you add to help others understand it?
-Looking at the text features before reading the text, what questions are probably answered in this text?
-What text features does the author use most to help organize this text?
-Where in this text could the author add a chart, graph, table, and/or diagram?
-How does the title of this text help you predict what the main idea or message is?
Text Organization
-What questions does this text answer well?
-What questions are NOT answered by this text?
-Using your prior knowledge, what information in this text do you agree with?
-What details would you include in a summary of this text?
-Using you prior knowledge what information in this text do you want to argue with?
-What information would you NOT include in a summary of this text?
-How is the information in this text organized to help you to understand it?
-How did you use your prior knowledge to help you to understand or respond to this text?
-What evidence suggests that the text is organized by sequence of events?
-What did you learn from reading this text that surprised you?
-What evidence suggests that the text is organized by main ideas/details?
-What questions are NOT answered by this text?
-Using your prior knowledge, what information in this text do you agree with?
-What details would you include in a summary of this text?
-Using you prior knowledge what information in this text do you want to argue with?
-What information would you NOT include in a summary of this text?
-How is the information in this text organized to help you to understand it?
-How did you use your prior knowledge to help you to understand or respond to this text?
-What evidence suggests that the text is organized by sequence of events?
-What did you learn from reading this text that surprised you?
-What evidence suggests that the text is organized by main ideas/details?
Author's Purpose
-What clues does the author give about his/her purpose in sharing this text?
-How does the author establish the tone of the text?
-How does the author want you to respond to -or- use this text?
-What words or phrases does the author use to show that he/she knows much about the topic?
-What was the author's purpose for writing this text?
-Where in the text can you find evidence that the author is trying to persuade you to believe or do something?
-For what audiences do you believe this author is writing?
-Do you believe that the information in this text is believable? Why or why not?
-Where in this text can you find evidence of the author's opinion?
-What message does the author want you to remember from this text?
-How does the author establish the tone of the text?
-How does the author want you to respond to -or- use this text?
-What words or phrases does the author use to show that he/she knows much about the topic?
-What was the author's purpose for writing this text?
-Where in the text can you find evidence that the author is trying to persuade you to believe or do something?
-For what audiences do you believe this author is writing?
-Do you believe that the information in this text is believable? Why or why not?
-Where in this text can you find evidence of the author's opinion?
-What message does the author want you to remember from this text?