Grade K-2 ELA/SS Job-Alike

Session #5 – Reading Comprehension

Text-Dependent Questions & Close Reading

Participants will:become familiar with the increased emphasis on

close reading and text-dependent questions and answers in Common Core classrooms

recognize examples and non-examples of text-dependent questions in Scott Foresman

write text-dependent questions for a Scott Foresman anthology selection or other text of their choosing

Participants will:examine Shift # 4 ( Text-based Questions and

Answers) and it’s impact on classroom instruction by reading, writing and discussing

Content and Language Objectives

What I Know

What do you know about Close Reading & Text Dependent Questions & Answers

What I Want to Know

“Closing in On Close Reading”

1. Read the article and answer the embedded Text-Dependent Questions

2. Table Discussion- Discuss your responses to the Text-Dependent Questions- What strategies did you use?

Close Reading of Text: Professional Reading

Why Text-Based Questions

Features of Text-Dependent Questions

Questions that can only be answered with evidence from the textCan be literal but can also involve analysis, synthesis, evaluationFocus on word, sentence and paragraph as well as large themes or eventsFocus on difficult portions of the text in order to enhance comprehensionFocus on evidence –based answers instead of experienced –based answersAre worth asking

Read through the questions

With a partner, determine which questions are text-dependent

Sort questions into the appropriate columns

Evaluating Questions

Represent the 3 sub-strands of standards? Key Ideas and Details Craft and Structure Integration of Knowledge and Idea (Vocabulary

RI 4)

Activity: Part 2 (CCSS pgs. 11 – 14)Identify Sub – strands of Text-Based/Text-Dependent Questions

Additional ConsiderationDo my questions…

Evaluating and Writing Text-based Questions in Scott Foresman

Teacher Activity: Choose selection

from SF Evaluate

comprehension questions in margins

Revise and rewrite using Feature of Text-based/Text-dependent questions

Planning Template

Locate Yourself on the Compass

Post Assessment

What I learned about Close Reading and Text-dependent/Text-based questions and answers?

Please bring… TE Unit 5

Common Core Standards

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