Observation Questions

Asking “what does the text say” by looking for:

Repeated Words/Ideas/Themes

Key Words

Who is being talked about?

Pronouns (who is a part of the story?)

Events

Where

Time

Verb Tense

Contrast (ideas, people, or events)

Comparisons (“like” or “as”)

Conditional Statements

Connectives (connected ideas, reasons, results, and conclusions)

Commands/Advice/Promises/Warnings

Progression (climax, problem to solution, teaching to application)

Beginning and End/Inclusion (similar ideas being used)

Questions and Answers

Summary Statements

Emphatic Statements

Lists

Atmosphere/Mood/Emotion

Descriptive Words