When you read that story did it remind you of anything you know about? What? Why did it remind you of this?
Did it remind you of any experiences or things that have happened?
Are there things you know about or things in your life that help you understand this book? How does that help?
Does this book remind you of another book?
Does this book remind you of anything that has happened in the news?
Are there some parts of this story that are more important that the others? Which ones?
Why do you think they are important?
What do you think the author thought was most important so far in this story? Why do you think so?
(Non-Fiction)
What was most important in this book/article? Why?
What ideas support the topic of this book/article? What questions are answered?
What did you wonder about while you were reading this story?
What questions do you have about this book now?
Did any of the characters change in this story?
Why do you think the author wrote this story?
When you were reading this story did you make any pictures or images in your head? Tell me everything you can about that picture or image you made while you were reading just now.
Can you imagine what that looks like?
Can you imagine what that sounds like? Can you imagine how that character sounds?
Can you imagine how that feels? Smells?
Do the pictures or images that you made help you understand the story better? How?
Can you predict what is about to happen? Why did you make that prediction? Can you point to (or identify) something in the book that helped you to make that prediction?
What did the author mean by _________________? What in the story helped you know that?
How would you describe (a character)? Why?
What do you think the story is really about?
If you were to tell another person about the story you just read, and you could only use a few sentences, what would you tell them?
What do you think the author is trying to tell or show us by this story?
Did you have any problems while you were reading this story? What could you do to solve the problem?
