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Pre-Reading Questions
1. What was your favorite book as a young child?
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2. Why?
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Partner Read AloudTake turns reading different childrens books to

each other.
1. What book was read?
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2. How did the person reading the book read it to you?
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3. How did you feel about being read to?
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notice while you were being read to?
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5. What was the book about?
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6. How would you rate this book on a scale of 1-10? Explain!
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Individual Analysis
1. What book are you analyzing?
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2. What is the book about?
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3. What is the setting for this book?
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4. What are the characters in the book?
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5. What is the longest sentence in the book?
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6. What are the main colors used in the book?
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7. What are the illustrations like in the book?
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8. How would you rate this book on a scale of 1-10? Explain!
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General AnalysisAnswer the following questions in complete
sentences using academic language and personal anecdotes from your
memory of being read to as a child. Note the amount of space given to
answer each question. Thats intentional

1. What makes a childrens book good?

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2. What would make a childrens book bad?

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3. How are childrens books different than other books?

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