Examine different types of questions while studying Peter and the Starcatchers. After learning about the different types of questions, pupils read passages from the text, answer the questions, and label each question with its corresponding type.

Concepts

forming questions, asking questions, answering questions, reading comprehension strategies, dave barry, ridley pearson, peter and the starcatchers

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Come up with a few of your own examples to introduce the topic; you may wish to require learners to come up with several of their own examples before requiring them to identify question types
• Since there are two worksheets, and since this may take longer than the 50 minutes suggested, assign one page for homework and review it the next day in class

Classroom Considerations

• One of the fonts used is distracting and a bit difficult to read; however, most of the student worksheets use a clear and easy-to-read font

Pros

• Introduces pupils to both higher- and lower-level questions
• Provides teacher question-and-answer pages for reference as well as student handouts that include the passages and questions, but not the answers

Cons

• Watch for spelling and usage errors