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|Reading Lesson: Asking and Answering Questions |Grade Level: 3 |

|Lesson Summary: [Core: Read. Inform 1 and Read. Lit.1] Students learn to ask and answer the questions “Who?” “What?” “Where?” “When?” and “Why?” to demonstrate |

|their understanding of informational and literary texts. Students refer to details from the text in their answers. Advanced students write questions for partners |

|to answer. Struggling students select the best answers from choices given. |

|Lesson Objectives: |

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|The students will know… |

|that asking questions provides information that increases understanding. |

|how to ask and answer questions that aid in understanding text. |

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|The students will be able to… |

|ask and answer questions about a story, with “Who?” “What?” “Where?” “When?” and “Why?” and write questions about details and events. |

|Learning Styles Targeted: |

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|Visual |

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|Auditory |

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|Kinesthetic/Tactile |

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|Pre-Assessment: |

|Write the five question words on the board. Explain that these are the beginning words in questions that help people find information. Tell students that they can |

|use these question starter words in a game they will be playing called “Twenty Questions.” Select an object in the room without telling the students what it is. |

|Then, have them take turns asking questions about it. Make a tally mark for each question asked, and give the answer at the twentieth question if students have not|

|figured out the object. Offer volunteers the opportunity to choose objects and answer questions. Make sure each student has a chance to ask a question. Note which |

|students have trouble formulating questions. |

|Whole-Class Instruction |

|Materials Needed: “The Pack Rat*”; What’s Your Game? worksheet*; magazines to cut up; scissors, glue sticks, paper, pencils |

|Procedure: |

|Guided Practice |

|Explain that students will be asking questions to find out more information about a story. Read “The Pack Rat*.” |

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|Pause during the reading to prompt students to suggest questions about the story using the question starter words. Write the questions on the board. Some suggested|

|questions are in the story. |

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|Review the questions after the reading, and elicit answers from the students. |

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|Independent Practice |

|Give students copies of the What’s Your Game? worksheet*, and have them work with a partner to ask and answer questions. |

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|Closing Activity |

|Provide a magazine, scissors, and glue stick to each student. |

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|Tell students to choose a picture to cut out and glue on a piece of paper leaving space at the bottom to write a question. |

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|Have students write a question about their picture using one of the five question starter words. |

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|Allow time for students to share their pictures with the class and to ask their questions. Have volunteers answer the questions about the pictures. |

|Advanced Learner |

|Materials Needed: books, magazines, and other reading material in the classroom; paper and pencils |

|Procedure: |

|Pair students with a partner. Tell them that they will be asking questions to find out about their partner’s story or article. |

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|Have students read an informational article or story from the reading material in the classroom. Then have students interview their partner about the text they |

|have read. Remind students to ask questions using the five question words. |

|Struggling Learner |

|Materials Needed: Show What You Know! worksheet* |

|Procedure: |

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|Hand each student a copy of the Show What You Know! worksheet*. |

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|Have students take turns reading paragraphs of the text. Then review the directions. Allow students to work independently on the worksheet, and check on their |

|progress. When the students have finished, review and discuss their answers. |

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|Have the students complete the What’s Your Game? worksheet*. |

*see supplemental resources

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