Tuesday, April 27, 2010
The Three Questions
The picture book I would share with YA is The Three Questions by Jon Muth. Tracy Smiles shared this book with our class last Thursday and I instantly throught it would be a great book to use with my students. In the book, the main character asks three questions: When is the best time to do things? Who is the most important one? What is the right thing to do? I think these three questions can lead to some strong discussion among YA. I had my students answer the three questions before I read the story and then again when I was done. We had a lot of discussion around the characters and the purpose behind the book. It also led to discussions about finding yourself. It was very powerful. Oh... and the illustrations are wonderful. The red kite led to 10 minutes of discussion.
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That sounds amazing! :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kim! This book sounds awesome! I bet my students would just eat it right up! Thank you for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteI will check it out. I like the pre and post questioning.
ReplyDeleteI am joining with group L since I wasn't listed in the groups. I haven't found Courtney Brown's blog. What does she call it?
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