Forty Best-practices Instructional Activities
Questions for Details
5 W's and H Strategy
| Background Students brainstorm questions for research. Using the 5 W's and H strategy (Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How) encourages them to list a variety of questions. |
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Procedures: Create a chart that includes the following categories:
Invite students to brainstorm questions that begin with the words: Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How? Have them read informational texts to find answers to the questions they brainstormed. Sample Application: Have students imagine that they've been hired as scientists to write a fact book about how monarch migration. Ask students, "What questions would a reader have about monarch migration?" Have students work with a partner to generate a list of possible questions about this topic. Encourage them to brainstorm a variety of questions using the 5 W's and H strategy: Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How? Ask for volunteers to share their lists. After students have shared their ideas, ask: "How do you think these questions would help you write a fact book about monarch migration?" Introduce the text by reading aloud its title. Invite students to think about their brainstormed questions: "Based on the title, which questions do you think will be answered in this article?" Encourage students to place a star by the questions they choose. Variations: Revisit the brainstormed questions to identify main ideas and details in reading selections. Invite students to use the details that answer the questions to summarize their discoveries. Reading Strategies: Activate Prior Knowledge, Set a Purpose for Reading, Build Vocabulary, Identify Main Ideas and Details, Summarize Information, Synthesize Ideas, Make Connections Sample: See Questions for Details in Action!
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