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Comprehension Strategy Digital Resources
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This example is for *Asking Questions with A Bad Case of Stripes* by David Shannon.
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Asking Questions

Comprehension Strategy Practice

WITH

A Bad Case of Stripes

by David Shannon

Let's Get Ready To

READ

SUMMARY

LINK TO WHAT YOU KNOW

IMPORTANT WORDS TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND

LISTEN AND LEARN

Summary of

A Bad Case of Stripes

A Bad Case of Stripes, is about a little girl who hides her love of lima beans in order to fit in with everyone else. She wakes up one morning to find rainbow stripes covering her entire body. To make matters worse, with the mere suggestion of a pattern change, her skin develops those exact markings on her body. When doctors, Specialists, Experts, and many other professionals cannot find a cure, a little old lady shows up with one more possible solution.

Get Ready to Read

What questions do your parents ask you when you are sick?

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Get Ready to Read

What makes people hide their true self from others? Have you ever hidden your true self? Why did you do that?

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Important Words to Know and Understand

A Bad Case of Stripes

Jabbed

To be pushed quickly and suddenly into someone or a part of someone's body

Important Words to Know and Understand

A Bad Case of Stripes

Prodded

To push someone or something with your finger or a pointed object

Listen And Learn

Why Readers Ask Questions

Time to Read

A Bad Case of Stripes

It's important to read the book at least one time before you practice asking questions. Get your copy of the book and read it. Or, if you don’t have a copy of the book, you can push the button below to watch the online read aloud.

Watch Read Aloud

Let's Get Ready To

Ask Questions

Get ready to read by using sticky notes or some other bookmark to flag the pages listed below. You will stop on each of the pages to practice asking questions.

PAGE 2

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PAGE 16

PAGE 19

PAGE 30

Ask Questions While Reading

Page 2 - What do you know about Camilla so far?

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Ask Questions While Reading

Page 2 - What are you wondering about her?

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Ask Questions While Reading

Page 5 - Dr. Bumble doesn’t know what’s wrong with Camilla. If you were Dr. Bumble, what questions would you ask Camilla?

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Ask Questions While Reading

Page 16 - Camilla has turned into a giant pill. What do you think is going on?

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Ask Questions While Reading

Page 16 - What are you wondering?

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Ask Questions While Reading

Page 19 - There are a lot of news reporters talking about Camilla. What questions do you think they are answering in their news reports?

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Ask Questions While Reading

Page 30 - The little old woman who cured Camilla has vanished into the crowd. What are you wondering about her?

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Ask Questions While Reading

Page 30 - How will the answer to your question help you to better understand the story?

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Post Reading

Activities

REFLECT

WRITE

Reflect on the Asking Questions Work You Did

What was the most important question you asked that helped you to really understand or enjoy A Bad Case of Stripes?

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Reflect on the Asking Questions Work You Did

Explain how you answered the most important question you asked.

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Reflect on the Asking Questions Work You Did

Why did the answer to your important question help you as a reader?

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Reflect on the Asking Questions Work You Did

Which types of questions did you ask the most while reading? (questions about characters, events, new words, or something else)

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Writing Prompt

Why didn’t Camilla want to eat her lima beans at the beginning of the story? How would the story have been different if she had eaten them?

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