Lend a Hand to Learning

by
Aimee Van Middlesworth
Story Elements
1. Title
2. Main Characters
3. Setting (Time/Place
!. Problem
". Sol#tion
Main Idea
1. Main $dea
2. %irst detail
3. Second detail
!. Third detail
". %o#rth detail
Sequencing
1. %irst
2. &e't
3. Also
!. Then
". %inally
Summarizing
1. (ho)
2. (hat)
3. (hen)
!. (here)
". (hy)
Questioning
(hat *#estions did yo# ha+e...
1. ,e-ore yo# started reading)
2. (hile yo# were reading)
3. (hen yo# .nishing the story)
!. Abo#t the main characters)
". %or the a#thor)
Making Connections
1. Setting connections
2. Character connections
3. Te't to world
!. Te't to sel-
". Te't to te't
Synthesizing
1. (hat s#r/rised yo# in the story)
2. 0ow did the main character
change)
3. (hat did yo# learn -rom the
story)
!. 1escribe a con2ict or /roblem in
the story.
". 0ow was the con2ict//roblem
sol+ed)
Inferring
1. 0ow did yo#r bac3gro#nd 3nowledge hel/ yo#
#nderstand the boo3)
2. 1id the story end the way yo# tho#ght it wo#ld)
3. Predict what wo#ld ha//en i- the boo3 had a se*#el.
!. (hat traits does the main character /ossess
(/ositi+e and negati+e)
". (hat do yo# thin3 was the a#thor4s message) (hy)
Visualizing
1. 1escribe how yo# +is#ali5ed the setting.
2. 1escribe how yo# /ict#red the main character.
3. 1escribe what images yo# made #sing yo#r "
senses)
!. (hat image -rom the boo3 stic3s o#t most in yo#r
mind)
". 0ow did yo#r images hel/ yo# #nderstand the story)