Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Pedal Power - Athena

The Athena reading group have been reading Pedal Power. We are challenging each other’s understanding of the text with a question chain.

What is a question chain?
The teacher posts a question.
First student posts a question someone from the group answers it and poses a new question. Second student answers that question and poses a third.
And so forth........ Questions cannot be repeated.

All questions and answers are posted using the comment box.

Pose a read on the lines question i.e The answer can be found within the text eg Where did X go in the article? or Read me the part that tells us ... .

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Poseidom - Its' Quiz Time

Build Our Own Ultimate Quiz.

Use this weeks reading book to create your questions.


Create a question to form part of a multiple-choice quiz.
We will post the final quiz to our blog and use it to test the knowledge of our friends and whanau.
Here is an example of a multiple choice question:
Which ocean covers over 1/3 of the earth’s surface?
a)Atlantic
b)Indian
c)Southern
d)Arctic
e)Pacific

Use the comment box to post your question.

Monday, May 9, 2011

Reading Question Chain

The Aphrodite reading group is reading Groovy Gran and the Karaoke Kid by Janine Scott.
We are developing our comprehension skills through a question chain.
What is a question chain?
The teacher posts a question.
First student from the group answers it and poses a new question.
Second student answers that question and poses a third.
And so forth........
Questions cannot be repeated.

All questions and answers are posted using the comment box.

 
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