Middle School English Language Arts Instructional Guide

Scaffold for Writing Text Dependent Questions Grade6-12

Key Ideas & Details

Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specifc textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. happen? What happens at the end? ● Who is the narrator? ● What’s the funniest thing? ● What is the story about? ● What did you infer about ________? ● Why does _________(main character) behave the way he/she does? ● Who is the audience for this text? How do you know? ● What is happening in this section? ● What is the time period of the text? ● When does _____

Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

● Summarize the text. ● What is the central idea of the text? ● The central idea of ________ is _____________ because _____________. ● What key details and ideas support the central idea? ● What type of text is this? ● This is a ______ text because_________. ● What message was the author trying to share? ● In the _______(text), _______ begins by ________ then, ___________ etc. ● Why does ___________ happen? What factors contributed?

● What is the relationship between (list 2 characters)? ● Is the character good? ● How does the narrator change over the course of the text? ● How does (character) feel at the beginning, middle and end of the story? ● Did the character get what he/she wanted? ● What kind of (setting) does the text have? Where is it? How do you know? ● How does this book teach a reader? ● Why is __ important? ● How do the characters develop over the course of the text? ● How does ________ attempt to relate to ___________ throughout the text.

(point to specifc phrases to inform)

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