Access for Success

DLC Prompts for Exploring Narrative or Fictional Texts

In the chart below, we use “the character” to generically refer to the question topic.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5

(non-verbal response to
high-frequency single-
word responses)
Creating Show me the character
on each page.
Evaluating Is this the character?
(Show picture of wrong
item.)
Analyzing Find the character in the Y/N: Is this a part of
group.
Applying Draw the character.
Understanding Circle the character.
(Give two visual
options.)
Remembering Point to the character.
(Provide picture
prompts.)
(two-word response (simple sentences (multiple sentences (varied-length
to short phrases with with some errors) with some variation responses
prompts) in structure) resembling work of
proficient students)
What does the What do you think Tell me the story in Write a new ending
character like and the character will your own words. for the story.
do? do next?
Is the character How is the Would you do what Did the character
good or bad? (Idea character different the character did? make a good
is to have students from Y? Why or why not? decision? Why or
make a choice.) why not?
Describe the What is the main How would the story
the character? character. idea? change if the
character did this?
Do you have the Why do you like What do you think How are you like the
character at your the character? the character character?
house? should do?
What is the What did the Why did the What are the
character? character do? character do that? reasons that the
character did that?
Y/N: Is this the Where is the What does the Tell me everything
character? character? character do? you know about the
character.

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