Common Core Discussions

Character Comparison:
How are ____ and ____ similar and different? What evidence do we have to support our claims?

Text-to-Text Connection:
In what ways are ____ and ____ similar (two books)? What evidence do we have to support our claims?

Inference with Evidence:
I think ____ happened because of _____. Here's all my evidence.

Prediction with Evidence:
I think ____ will happen because of ____. Here's my evidence.

Character's Past:
"How has _____ changed during the book?" What evidence do we have to support our claims?

Character Trait:
What examples from the text are evidence that ____ is ____? (A character is a specific personality trait)

What's the theme?
Explain how specific moments in the text combine to create a moral or theme and describe that theme.

Responding to a Challenge:
How did ____ respond to the challenge of ____?