{"id":554,"date":"2020-01-06T18:27:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T18:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/coreqenglish1\/chapter\/text-active-reading\/"},"modified":"2025-03-18T20:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T20:21:10","slug":"questioning","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/chapter\/questioning\/","title":{"raw":"Questioning","rendered":"Questioning"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Use questioning as a reading strategy<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Questioning<\/h2>\r\nActive reading involves engaging with the text as if you\u2019re having a conversation with the author. In a real conversation, you listen, think about what the other person is saying, and respond with your own ideas or questions. Similarly, when you read, you should mentally \"talk\" with the text\u2014consider the author's points, question their ideas, and form your own opinions.\r\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\r\n<h3>Key Takeaway: Questioning<\/h3>\r\n<strong>Questioning<\/strong> involves actively engaging with the author\u2019s ideas by asking questions and forming your own thoughts. This strategy promotes critical thinking, clarifies concepts, challenges assumptions, and helps connect the text to your own knowledge or experiences. Asking questions is an excellent way to think critically about a text and to be an engaged reader.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nQuestioning can occur at any point in the reading process: before, during, or after.\r\n<h3>Before Reading<\/h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_112\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"399\"]<img class=\"wp-image-112\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2016\/05\/10201106\/279300904_4cd44b6024_z-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"a man reading\" width=\"399\" height=\"265\" \/> <strong>Figure 1<\/strong>. Asking questions about a text helps you to stay engaged with the reading material.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nBefore beginning to read, you may ask:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>What is your purpose for reading?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What do you predict the text will be about?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>How do you feel about the topic?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What biases might you have about the topic because of your feelings towards it?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What do you already know or think you know about the topic?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What do you need to know about the topic?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What do you want to know about the topic?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What do you predict the text will tell you about the topic?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>During Reading<\/h3>\r\nWhile you read, you may construct questions using one of these six basic question types: Who,\u00a0What, When, Where, Why, and\u00a0How.\r\n\r\nFor example, you might ask:\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">What does the author mean by _____?\r\nHow does this relate to _____?\r\nWhy is this _______?<\/p>\r\nOr you may make statements such as:\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">I don\u2019t understand_____.\r\nI was confused by _____.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After Reading<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"p2\">After reading, ask yourself some questions to help you process and reflect on the material. Here are some questions that you can use to help you reflect on what you read. Write down your answers to these guiding questions and reread difficult passages with these questions in mind.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li class=\"p2\">What did I learn?<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"p2\">Who can I ask for help if there is anything still unclear?<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"p2\">Where did I find the author\u2019s style persuasive? Why or why not?<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"p2\">Why do I agree or disagree with what I read?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>How does this connect to other things I am learning about?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>When I have read anything on this topic before?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\r\n<h3>Watch It<\/h3>\r\nYou may have your own list of questions that work for you. This video gives an overview of the types of questions you should ask while reading.\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=h5p_embed&amp;id=218\" width=\"623\" height=\"411\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/h5p\/h5p-php-library\/js\/h5p-resizer.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\nYou can view the <a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/English+Comp\/Transcripts\/Questioning_transcript.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transcript for \"Questioning\" here (opens in new window)<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\r\n<h3>Try It<\/h3>\r\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/74565689-b4f5-426f-92e4-59cfba9a5c59\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Use questioning as a reading strategy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Questioning<\/h2>\n<p>Active reading involves engaging with the text as if you\u2019re having a conversation with the author. In a real conversation, you listen, think about what the other person is saying, and respond with your own ideas or questions. Similarly, when you read, you should mentally &#8220;talk&#8221; with the text\u2014consider the author&#8217;s points, question their ideas, and form your own opinions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>Key Takeaway: Questioning<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Questioning<\/strong> involves actively engaging with the author\u2019s ideas by asking questions and forming your own thoughts. This strategy promotes critical thinking, clarifies concepts, challenges assumptions, and helps connect the text to your own knowledge or experiences. Asking questions is an excellent way to think critically about a text and to be an engaged reader.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Questioning can occur at any point in the reading process: before, during, or after.<\/p>\n<h3>Before Reading<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_112\" style=\"width: 409px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-112\" class=\"wp-image-112\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2016\/05\/10201106\/279300904_4cd44b6024_z-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"a man reading\" width=\"399\" height=\"265\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Figure 1<\/strong>. Asking questions about a text helps you to stay engaged with the reading material.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Before beginning to read, you may ask:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is your purpose for reading?<\/li>\n<li>What do you predict the text will be about?<\/li>\n<li>How do you feel about the topic?<\/li>\n<li>What biases might you have about the topic because of your feelings towards it?<\/li>\n<li>What do you already know or think you know about the topic?<\/li>\n<li>What do you need to know about the topic?<\/li>\n<li>What do you want to know about the topic?<\/li>\n<li>What do you predict the text will tell you about the topic?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>During Reading<\/h3>\n<p>While you read, you may construct questions using one of these six basic question types: Who,\u00a0What, When, Where, Why, and\u00a0How.<\/p>\n<p>For example, you might ask:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">What does the author mean by _____?<br \/>\nHow does this relate to _____?<br \/>\nWhy is this _______?<\/p>\n<p>Or you may make statements such as:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">I don\u2019t understand_____.<br \/>\nI was confused by _____.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After Reading<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\">After reading, ask yourself some questions to help you process and reflect on the material. Here are some questions that you can use to help you reflect on what you read. Write down your answers to these guiding questions and reread difficult passages with these questions in mind.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p2\">What did I learn?<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">Who can I ask for help if there is anything still unclear?<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">Where did I find the author\u2019s style persuasive? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\">Why do I agree or disagree with what I read?<\/li>\n<li>How does this connect to other things I am learning about?<\/li>\n<li>When I have read anything on this topic before?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>Watch It<\/h3>\n<p>You may have your own list of questions that work for you. This video gives an overview of the types of questions you should ask while reading.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=h5p_embed&amp;id=218\" width=\"623\" height=\"411\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/h5p\/h5p-php-library\/js\/h5p-resizer.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>You can view the <a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/English+Comp\/Transcripts\/Questioning_transcript.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transcript for &#8220;Questioning&#8221; here (opens in new window)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>Try It<\/h3>\n<p>\t<iframe id=\"assessment_practice_74565689-b4f5-426f-92e4-59cfba9a5c59\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/74565689-b4f5-426f-92e4-59cfba9a5c59?iframe_resize_id=assessment_practice_id_74565689-b4f5-426f-92e4-59cfba9a5c59\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:300px;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-554\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Modification, adaptation, and original content. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Questioning. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Excelsior Online Reading Lab. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/orc\/what-to-do-before-reading\/questioning\/\">https:\/\/owl.excelsior.edu\/orc\/what-to-do-before-reading\/questioning\/<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><li>Image of man reading. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Peter. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/qFuqQ\">https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/qFuqQ<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\">CC BY-ND: Attribution-NoDerivatives<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t 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