Create effective text-dependent questions to increase students' understanding of text through in-depth examinations. This teacher resource enables students to study broad concepts, such as text structure and point of view, as well as analyze the overarching themes, concepts, arguments, and claims presented in texts. Written at a variety of grade level ranges, these text-dependent question stems allow teachers to differentiate content so all students can access and understand the concepts explored. Question stems can also be used to correlate to the Common Core and other state standards.
Published 01/05/2015
Debra J. Housel
160 pages, paperback
ISBN 9781425814755
Grade K - 12
11"H x 8.5"W
Differentiate text-dependent questions to allow all students access to the concepts being explored
Build new text-dependent questions using the sample questions and stems
Increase students' abilities to compare and contrast multiple texts on a variety of topics
Choose from among 120 questions stems written at four different complexity levels
Student activities based on fiction and non-fiction texts for immediate use by teachers
Student activities based on fiction and nonfiction texts for immediate use by teachers