Examples of Text-Dependent Questions
Could people live on Earth if there were no Sun? Why or why not? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Explain why conditions on a distant planet like Neptune are so different than those on Earth.
In the end, our task is unwavering: create questions that provide opportunities to teach strategies to our kids so they feel successful when they search for evidence and key words to answer text-dependent questions. Don't allow our students to answer a question without evidence and proof. Hold our students to high expectations, and constantly use those magic words, "Tell me more.""