Prompt #1 What is the main idea of the story/passage/article?

The main idea is _________________________________________________________ This is the key point because _______________________________________________ For example ____________________________________________________________ More evidence is ________________________________________________________ Finally _________________________________________________________________

Prompt #2 Choose one word that best describes the character & give proof from the story/passage. One word that describes __________________________________________________ Once __________________________________________________________________ In addition, _____________________________________________________________ As proof, the author said __________________________________________________

Prompt #3 What is the problem in this story/passage/article? The main problem is For instance As evidence However, To sum up

Prompt #4 Summarize the story/article. This story is about One important thing Furthermore In fact At the end

Prompt #5 How does the main character solve the problem in the story? The problem is solved by It happens when Surprisingly In the end

Prompt #6 Explain your first reaction to the story/passage/article? My first reaction was I reacted this way because Another reason was For these reasons

Prompt #7 According to the story, why is this event important? What happens is Also, This is important because As a result of this

Prompt #8 What would you rename this story and why? A different title would be This would be good because Another example A quote that proves this is As you can see

Prompt #9 How did the character change by the end of the story? At the beginning His/Her actions showed What happened was At the end Proof of the change is

Prompt #10 What is the purpose of this paragraph/section? The purpose is For instance, Another example This part is important because In short

Prompt #11 What evidence supports the conclusion of the story? The conclusion is One detail that proves this A line from the story says Another piece of evidence All this is important because

Prompt #12 What lessons can we learn from the story? I learned At the beginning People in the story learned In addition Proof the lesson was learned is

Prompt #13 Choose a part of this story that you feel is the most important. Why? An important part is It is important because Another reason A quote that proves importance In essence

Prompt #14 Do you think this story is quality literature? This story is/is not good because My first reason is For example Another reason For these reasons

Prompt #15 Elements of quality literature are: Very descriptive Lots of feelings/emotions Attention grabbing opening Detailed oriented Moral to the story Personal connection

Prompt #16 What was used by the author to make the story interesting? One method the author used For instance Another example This makes the story interesting In short

Prompt #17 Methods/Strategies to make stories interesting are: Analogies, Similes, & Metaphors Vivid Verbs Attention grabbing opening Illustrations & examples 5 Senses & description

Prompt #18 From whose perspective is this story written? Why? The narrator in this story is This view was taken because A quote that shows this is This makes it clear to me I liked it this way because

Prompt #19 How is this story/article structured and why? This story is written as The author chose this because Evidence of this is I like/do not like this since

Prompt #20 Write about one fact and one opinion in the story. An opinion I read is This is an opinion because One fact I found in the story was I believe this is a fact since

Prompt #21 How can you tell the character cared about the situation? I can tell cared because Proof of this is In addition These reasons show that

Prompt #22 How is this story similar to another story you read? This story is similar to For instance, when Also Both stories

Prompt #23 What might the character talk about after the situation? The situation is It happened because I feel this way since In addition As a result of this

Prompt #24 Write 2 questions you would like to ask the author? Why? A question I would like to know I am interested because Another question is It seems All in all

Prompt #25 Based on the story, what would probably happen if ? What would happen is One reason is Furthermore The end would now be

Prompt #26 Using information from the story, what do you think looked like? A good description is Another detail In addition It reminds me of

Prompt #27 Does something in the story remind you of a personal experience? One part that is the same is For instance Also The similarities show that

Prompt #28 If you were in the story, how would you have dealt with the situation? The situation is I would have The character acted Clearly Of course

Prompt #29 How is the story the same as something happening today? This situation is just like They are similar because Moreover Perhaps After all

Prompt #30 Name and explain two ideas you learned from the story? One good idea is This is important because Another idea is In the story it said Therefore