Guiding Questions
What are Reading Notes?
Reading notes are marginal notes you will make in your texts as you read. This is a simple way to interact directly with a text. As you become a more sophisticated reader, you will find it easier to make notes, but for now, use these guiding questions as you think about Alice in Wonderland and respond to the text.
Think about the guiding questions as you read, and try to answer them as you go along. Write responses in your book, or on a post-it (if the book is borrowed).
Guiding Questions
Plot
Can I describe the story in my own words?
What is the central conflict of this story?
What are the different kinds of conflicts in this story?
What is the climactic event of the story?
What are some key events in the rising action?
Setting
What is the setting?
Can I imagine what the setting looks like?
Does the setting remind me of somewhere I know, real or imagined?
How does the setting influence the events of the story?
How do the characters interact with the setting?
Character
Who are the characters?
What are the characters like?
What can I learn about the characters from this?
Do I know what the character looks or sounds like?
How do characters talk to each other?
Themes
What do I notice?
Does this connect with any themes (big ideas) that I'm familiar with?
If I take a step back from the events of the story, what do they have in common?
Critical Thinking
Do I agree with what the author is saying?
What is written in between the lines?
What is the importance of this event in the story?
What motivates this character?
Why did the author choose these words for this passage?
What is the purpose of (this scene, this conversation, this description)?
Connections
Can I make a personal connection to the events of the story? The themes?
What other stories have I read that are similar? How do they relate?
Have I read other texts with similar themes?
Can I connect the text to current or historical events?
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