"Pushing Your Thinking

Green - Evidence
Blue - Main Idea or - For example, ____. This shows____.

Restating the Question - For instance, ___. This shows ____.

Simply restate the question in one - The proof is _____. This shows___.
simple sentence.
- On page __, it states __. This proves that __.
or
- In chapter __, it states __. This proves ____.
- The main idea is__________.
- In the text it says ______. This shows_______.

Red - Analysis
- This make me think ____________.
Yellow - Vocabulary
- This makes me wonder__________.
Highlight vocabulary words that:
- This reminds me of a time when __.
You dont know the meaning for
- At first I thought ____, but now I think ___.
Wordly Wise words
- This raises the question of _____. Important for the question
being asked
- This is giving me the idea that ___.
- This is similar to ______________.
- This is different from __________.
Examples:
Question: What are some types of national parks?
Answer: There are many types of national parks. For instance, there are parks with
tall mountains and also parks with lakes and streams. This makes me think, how are
these parks discovered in the first place?
Question: How does Jamaicas mom feel at the end of the story?
Answer: Jamaicas mom feels sympathetic towards her daughter at the end of the
story. For example, her mother came in quietly silently, stared at the dog, didnt speak
and then hugged Jamaica. This proves she is sympathetic towards her daughter
because she didnt yell scold at her. This raises the question, did Jamaicas mom go
through experience something like this similar in her life? Did she ever bring home
something special that did not belong to her? Maybe thats why she hugged her for a
long time at the end.