Talk+++About+++It.++++Questions++for++Readers

Here are some questions to get you thinking!
** Fiction ** Who is the author? What does the author like or dislike? What evidence from the book shows this? Which character is the good guy? Which character is the bad guy? What do the characters look like to you? Whose point of view is this book written from? Do any of the characters change in the story? How? What genre would you say this book is? Where and when does this story happen? What passage from the book best describes the setting? How would the book be different if the setting changed? What was the problem or desire in the story? How did the characters get what they want? What stopped the characters from getting what they want? Was there more than one problem? A climax? What was the most exciting part of the story? What words did the author use to express emotions? What connections did you make to this story? What will you always remember about this story?

To write this book, what did the author have to know? What did you learn from this book? What are you still confused about? What could you teach to someone else? What information was missing? What text features were in this book? (captions, headings, labels, index) How was the information organized? Would you organize the information the same way? Is this important for others to know about? What pictures and diagrams were most helpful?
 * Non Fiction **