- How did the author begin the story? …
- What is the main problem in the story? …
- What challenges do the characters meet in the story? …
- What choices did the characters have?
- How does the choices the characters make affect the other characters and the story?
- What do you think is the most important part of the book?
What are some questions to ask a short story?
- Who is Your Protagonist and Where Does He/She Live? …
- What Does Your Protagonist Want? …
- What Opposition Does the Protagonist Face? …
- What Does Your Protagonist Need? …
- How Will the Protagonist Overcome the Opposition?
What are story questions?
The Story Question—sometimes called the Story Problem—is
the core question to be answered in the story
. Answering the Story Question is the goal of the primary plot line. It’s what drives the characters to act as they do. It’s the story’s catalyst–essentially, why the story exists.
What are some of the questions you ask your learners after reading a story?
- What can you say about the theme of the story? …
- What do you think is the author’s position regarding the issue presented in the story? …
- Which character in the story do you think you can connect with and why? …
- What serves to motivate the main characters of the story?
How do you write a question in a story?
A:
The question mark should always appear at the end of the question
—whether that’s the end of the sentence or not. If two of your characters are having a conversation, the dialogue (and proper punctuation placement) might go something like this: “Why are you growing a mustache?” asked Jonathon.
What is the 5 WH questions?
- Who is it about?
- What happened?
- When did it take place?
- Where did it take place?
- Why did it happen?
Where can I ask questions?
- Answerbag. …
- Yahoo! Answers. …
- Blurt it. …
- WikiAnswers. …
- FunAdvice. …
- Askville. …
- Friendfeed.
How do I write a short story?
- Understand that a short story is not the same as a novel. …
- Start as close to the end as possible. …
- Keep up the pace. …
- Keep the number of characters small. …
- Give the reader someone to root for. …
- Create conflict! …
- Suggest a backstory but don’t elaborate. …
- Appeal to the five senses.
What is a good question to ask about literature?
Literary Analysis Questions About Theme
How
do the characters in the story develop or enhance the theme
? How does the conflict of the story develop or enhance the theme? How do the symbols within the story develop or enhance the theme? How does the author’s tone of the story develop or enhance the theme?
What types of questions are good to ask in a group discussion?
- Questions with one word or short answers.
- Questions with clear correct answers.
- Questions that require the group to synthesize and evaluate information.
- Reading comprehension questions.
What questions should I ask myself while reading?
- What question(s) would you ask the author if you had the chance?
- Where else could you learn more about the topic of your reading?
- What’s the goal of the author? …
- What are the least — and most — important parts of what you’re reading? …
- Who is the main character?
Why do good readers ask questions?
Readers ask themselves questions
as they read to make sense of the text
. When readers ask their own questions, the reader learns to seek, pursue, and search for answers or deeper understanding.
How do you teach questioning?
- engage with the text.
- think critically.
- look for answers in the text.
- discuss the text with others, and generate ‘high quality talk’
How is dialogue written?
Dialogue is typically a conversation between two or more people in a narrative work. … Dialogue is written
using quotation marks around the speaker’s exact words
. These quotation marks are meant to set the dialogue apart from the narration, which is written as standard text.
What are some examples of dialogue?
- He said.
- She whispered.
- They bellowed.
- He hollered.
- They sniped.
- She huffed.
- He cooed.
- They responded.
How do you develop a story?
- Study effective examples of plot development.
- Use a plotting process to shape your story.
- Create a timeline of your novel’s plot events.
- Make characters develop in intriguing ways.
- Make each of the ‘5 W’s’ change.
- Outline scenes to create a storyboard.
