THE SELF-QUESTIONING THE SELF-QUESTIONING STRATEGYSTRATEGY

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The Self-Questioning Strategy The Self-Questioning Strategy requires you to:requires you to:

Create Questions in your mindCreate Questions in your mind

Predict the answers to those Predict the answers to those questionsquestions

Search for the answers to those Search for the answers to those questionsquestions

Why is asking questions important?Why is asking questions important?

Students who ask questions Students who ask questions as they readas they read: :

–Improve their comprehensionImprove their comprehension

–Remember what they read Remember what they read

–Are active readersAre active readers

–Become better readersBecome better readers

How will using the self-questioning How will using the self-questioning strategy help my grades?strategy help my grades?

Before InstructionBefore Instruction After InstructionAfter Instruction

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What kinds of reading materials What kinds of reading materials can the self-questioning be used can the self-questioning be used

with?with?

Textbooks Textbooks

Novels/Short StoriesNovels/Short Stories

MagazinesMagazines

NewspapersNewspapers

On-line articlesOn-line articles

The Steps of the Self-The Steps of the Self-Questioning StrategyQuestioning Strategy

Step 1:Step 1:

AAttend to Clues as You ttend to Clues as You

Read.Read.

Attend to Clues As You ReadAttend to Clues As You Read

In this step you start reading and you look In this step you start reading and you look for for cluesclues that can help you create your that can help you create your questions. questions.

What is a What is a clueclue? ? – TheThe clue clue helps you come up with questions to helps you come up with questions to

keep your mind active so that you can keep your mind active so that you can understand what you read.understand what you read.

– ClueClue words are words that make you wonder. words are words that make you wonder.

Attend to Clues as You ReadAttend to Clues as You Read

What do you WONDER about these titles:What do you WONDER about these titles:

–Mountain MadnessMountain Madness

–Partners in GrimePartners in Grime

–Miracle at MidnightMiracle at Midnight

– Invisible AgainInvisible Again

Attend to Clues as You ReadAttend to Clues as You Read

What do you WONDER about these What do you WONDER about these pictures?pictures?

Clue words can take many forms:Clue words can take many forms:

TitlesTitles

PicturesPictures

Bold-faced wordsBold-faced words

Italicized wordsItalicized words

Nouns, verbs, adjective, adverbsNouns, verbs, adjective, adverbs

Identify a clue word in this Identify a clue word in this sentence.sentence.

The boy wandered aimlessly among the The boy wandered aimlessly among the trees.trees.

BoyBoy is a good clue word. is a good clue word.How old is this boy?How old is this boy?What is his name?What is his name?What does he look like?What does he look like?

What other clue words are in this sentence? What other clue words are in this sentence? What do you wonder about them?What do you wonder about them?

Identify clue words in the following Identify clue words in the following sentences that make you wonder.sentences that make you wonder.

The The pilgrims pilgrims had tough lives.had tough lives.

Our national anthem is Our national anthem is The Star-Spangled The Star-Spangled Banner.Banner.

Kathy’s mother sent her to the store.Kathy’s mother sent her to the store.

Two new toys have become available for Two new toys have become available for teenagers.teenagers.

The mission ran into a major problem.The mission ran into a major problem.

The Steps of the Self-Questioning The Steps of the Self-Questioning StrategyStrategy

Step 1: Step 1: AAttend to Clues as you read.ttend to Clues as you read.

Step 2Step 2: :

SSay Some Questions.ay Some Questions.

Say Some QuestionsSay Some Questions

After you find a clue and start wondering After you find a clue and start wondering about it, you say one or more questions to about it, you say one or more questions to yourself. yourself.

Ask questions about something you Ask questions about something you haven’t learned already.haven’t learned already.

Seven Types of QuestionsSeven Types of Questions

WhoWho

What What

When When

WhereWhere

WhyWhy YY

WhichWhich

HowHow HH

Look for clue wordsLook for clue wordsAsk a question using one of the Ask a question using one of the

seven question types.seven question types.

The teacher praised the class.The teacher praised the class.

The students were working very hard on The students were working very hard on the assignment.the assignment.

The rock band was practicing before the The rock band was practicing before the concert.concert.

The girls were getting ready for the dance.The girls were getting ready for the dance.

The Steps of the Self-Questioning The Steps of the Self-Questioning StrategyStrategy

Step 1: Step 1: AAttend to Clues as you read.ttend to Clues as you read.

Step 2: Step 2: SSay Some Questionsay Some Questions

Step 3:Step 3:

KKeep Predictions in Mind.eep Predictions in Mind.

Keep Predictions in MindKeep Predictions in Mind

What is a Prediction?What is a Prediction?

An educated guess about what is going to An educated guess about what is going to happen.happen.It’s the best guess you can make based on what It’s the best guess you can make based on what you know. you know. For this strategy, you will be making predictions For this strategy, you will be making predictions about the questions you asked in step 2: Say about the questions you asked in step 2: Say Some Questions.Some Questions.The predictions should contain information that The predictions should contain information that the author has NOT given you. the author has NOT given you.

Example Questions and PredictionsExample Questions and Predictions

Q: What does the man look like?Q: What does the man look like?P: He is tall, with brown hair and a P: He is tall, with brown hair and a

mustache.mustache.Q: When will the boy be found? Q: When will the boy be found? P: He will be found in three days.P: He will be found in three days.Q: Where is the dog hiding?Q: Where is the dog hiding?P: She is hiding in the woods.P: She is hiding in the woods.

Steps of the Self-Questioning Steps of the Self-Questioning StrategyStrategy

Step 1: Step 1: AAttend to Clues as you read.ttend to Clues as you read.

Step 2: Step 2: SSay some questions.ay some questions.

Step 3: Step 3: KKeep Predictions in Mindeep Predictions in Mind

Step 4: Step 4:

IIdentify the Answerdentify the Answer

Identify the AnswerIdentify the Answer

You’ve looked for some clues, you’ve You’ve looked for some clues, you’ve asked some questions, and you’ve made a asked some questions, and you’ve made a prediction about the questions. prediction about the questions.

As you read, you now need to look for and As you read, you now need to look for and find the answer to your question. find the answer to your question.

You may not always find the answer but You may not always find the answer but you keep the question and prediction in you keep the question and prediction in mind as you read.mind as you read.

Steps of the Self-Questioning Steps of the Self-Questioning StrategyStrategy

Step 1: Step 1: AAttend to Clues as you read.ttend to Clues as you read.

Step 2: Step 2: SSay some questions.ay some questions.

Step 3: Step 3: KKeep Predictions in Mindeep Predictions in Mind

Step 4: Step 4: IIdentify the answer.dentify the answer.

Step 5:Step 5:

TTalk about the Answeralk about the Answer

Talk about the AnswerTalk about the Answer

This step means that you first This step means that you first think about the answer and think about the answer and compare it to your prediction. You compare it to your prediction. You need to decide whether your need to decide whether your prediction was right or wrong. prediction was right or wrong.

Identifying and Talking About the Identifying and Talking About the AnswersAnswers

Q: What does Rebecca look like?Q: What does Rebecca look like?

P: She has long black hair and dark eyes.P: She has long black hair and dark eyes.

A: A: Rebecca looked very much like her Rebecca looked very much like her mother. She had long, curly blond hair and mother. She had long, curly blond hair and blue eyes. She was short but very slim blue eyes. She was short but very slim and trim. She looked like an athlete.and trim. She looked like an athlete.

Identifying and Talking about the Identifying and Talking about the AnswersAnswers

Q: Why did Tim hide his art work?Q: Why did Tim hide his art work?

P: He wants to give it to his mother as a P: He wants to give it to his mother as a gift.gift.

A: A: Tim was happy that his mother did not Tim was happy that his mother did not see his picture. He knew that she would see his picture. He knew that she would be upset if he was drawing when he was be upset if he was drawing when he was supposed to be doing his homework.supposed to be doing his homework.

Requirements for good questions, Requirements for good questions, predictions and answer statements:predictions and answer statements:

Use Complete StatementsUse Complete Statements– SubjectSubject– verbverb

Use accurate statementsUse accurate statements

Include new informationInclude new information

Make senseMake sense

The Steps of the Self-Questioning The Steps of the Self-Questioning StrategyStrategy

Step1: Step1: AAttend to Clues as you read.ttend to Clues as you read.

Step 2: Step 2: SSay some questionsay some questions

Step 3: Step 3: KKeep predictions in mind.eep predictions in mind.

Step 4: Step 4: IIdentify the answerdentify the answer

Step 5: Step 5: TTalk about the Answeralk about the Answer

Exit SlipExit Slip

1.1. What was the main idea of today’s What was the main idea of today’s lesson?lesson?

2.2. What did you learn today?What did you learn today?

3.3. What confused you about the lesson?What confused you about the lesson?

4.4. What do you still need to know?What do you still need to know?

5.5. How will this strategy help you in your How will this strategy help you in your other classes?other classes?