Non Fiction Discussion Questions
Non Fiction Reading Response Questions
What is the selection you read MOSTLY about?
What did you find interesting about this selection?
What was the most interesting word that you read in this selection?
What are the MOST important ideas in the text? How do you know?
Why did the author write this story? What did he/she want you to learn?
Tell someone a summary of what you read.
Did you learn anything new? If so, what?
How and where could you find out more information about the topic you read about?
What else do you still WANT TO KNOW about your topic?
Were there any text features that helped you better understand your reading?
Text features are: italics, bold print, drawings, photographs, Maps, captions, headings, diagrams, index, glossary, Table of Contents, a time line, colored print, fact box, bullets.
What were they and how did they help you?