Reading Comprehension ESL9-12 – Village High School Hommar Aviles

Open Ended Questions for

Reading Comprehension
You are to create a 1~2 min (minimum, but longer is okay) video explaining and
expanding on the following questions according to each date. At the beginning of every
video recording, state the name of the book you are reading with the author.

May 11th, 2018 - Text-to-Text – prompts

 What I just read reminds me of ___________________

(story/book/movie/song) because...
 The ideas in this text are similar to the ideas in ___________________
because....
 The ideas in this text are different than the ideas in ---___________________
because....

May 18th, 2018 - Text-to-Self – prompts

 What I just read reminds me of the time when I....

 I agree with/understand what I just read because in my own life...
 I don't agree with what I just read because in my own life...

May 25th, 2018 - Text-to-World – prompts

 What I just read makes me think about _________________________ (event

from the past) because......
 What I just read makes me think about _________________________ (event
from today related to my own community, nation or world) because....
 What I just read makes me wonder about the future because....

June 1st, 2018 -– prompts

 I would have made a different choice than (insert character name) when
(insert story moment here)
 If I could speak to (character name) I would say _______________.
 The main protagonist and the main antagonist are different because
________________.