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Vocabulary and Grammar Author’s Choices

• Identify vocabulary that is used to describe… • Why did the author…?
• Find a synonym for… • What feature has the author used here? Why?
• Which word tells us that…? • How has the author shown that the character is feeling…?
• Can you suggest another word that tells us…? • How does the author show that _____ is important?
• Can you find a word that is unfamiliar to you? • How did the author describe…?
• Why has the author used an (exclamation mark) here? • Why has the author chosen to set the story here?
• Find some words that tell us the order of events. • What is the writer’s purpose for this text?
• Which words show us that some people might think • How did you feel when…? How did the author create this
differently about…? feeling?
• Which words tell us that the setting has changed? • How do you think the author feels about…? How do you
• Can you suggest an alternative word for _____ in this know?
sentence? How does your word change the meaning? • What does the author want you to think / feel about…? How
• Can you find any technical language in the text? do you know?
• Find words and phrases that the author used to describe…? • What did the author mean by the phrase…?
• Can you change the meaning of this sentence by altering the • Why did the author repeat…? What is the effect?
punctuation? • What would the author have needed to know (or research)
• Why has this type of punctuation been used here? What before writing this text?
effect does it create? • How would you describe the author’s style?
• Can you think of a similar word that might be more suitable • How has the author’s choice of words created a feeling of…?
for a younger child to understand? • Why has the writer compared _____ to _____?
• Can you find an adjective that describes…? • Who is the writer trying to persuade?
• Find an adverb that describes how… • Do you agree with the author’s opinion?
• What does the word _____ imply about…? • Why did the writer choose these words?
• Can you identify any similes or metaphors?
• Can you change the vocabulary to make the text more formal
/ informal?
• Can the word _____ have another meaning?
Recalling Information Making Connections
• How did…? • Who is the audience for this text? How do you know?
• Why did / didn’t…? • Do you think…?
• How many times…? • Do you like / dislike this? Why?
• What do you know about…? • What do you like / dislike about this?
• Describe… • What does this tell us about how _____ was feeling?
• Find two things that tell us… • Have you ever read a story with similar characters / settings /
• Where did _____ come from? storylines / themes / issues?
• How did _____ react when…? • What does this text teach you about other places / cultures /
• Who was the hero / heroine of the story? periods of history?
• Where does it say that…? • Does this remind you of another text?
• How did the main character change throughout the story? • Have you ever experienced anything like this? How did you
• When and where did the story take place? feel?
• What did _____ look like? • Put yourself in the shoes of _____. What would you do?
• What happened before / after…? • Does this remind you of anything?
• Describe what happened when… • In what ways is _____ like _____?
• Where did _____ go? • Can you think of any other texts that include a flashback /
• What happened to…? cliffhanger?
• Find two pieces of evidence that tell us… • Do you know anybody like _____?
• How is this text similar / different to…?
• What is your opinion of…? Why do you feel this way?
• Based on what you have read, what do you think about…?
• Could ____ be described as…?
Predictions Summarising
• What might happen next? • Describe the main character.
• What do you think _____ said to _____ when…? • Describe the setting of this story.
• Describe what you think might happen after… • What are the main points of the story?
• How would _____ behave if…..? • What problem does the main character try to solve?
• What features would you expect to find in a text / story like • How does the story begin?
this? • What are the three / four / five most important events in the
• How are these kinds of texts usually organised? story?
• What features of the text help us to…? • How was the problem resolved?
• What other reason could there be for…? • Does the story have a moral? What can we learn from it?
Inference and Deduction
• Through whose eyes is the story told? How do you know?
• Using the evidence in the text, can you explain what might happen next?
• How do you know that…?
• Look at the text and give examples of …
• How did _____ feel when…? Explain how you know.
• If _____ happened instead, how would the story have ended differently?
• What would _____ think / feel about…? How do you know?
• What do you know about _____’s actions? What does this tell us about him / her?
• How did _____ speak to _____? What does this tell us about her personality / emotions?
• How would your friends react if this happened to you?
• Giving examples to support your view, explain why _____ …?
• Why did _____ choose to? Explain how you know?