Readers guide for Keisha’s Dilemma,
The Ultimate Dilemma, and Derek’s Dilemma
Characters
· Who
are the main characters in the story?
· Who do you like?
Why?
·
Who do you dislike? Why?
· Do any of the characters change in the story? How?
· Does
a character do things that are good/bad? What?
· Which character
are you most like in the story?
·
Do you know anyone like another character in the story?
Setting
·
Where does this story take place?
· What is this place like?
·
When did the story take place? How do you know?
· Which part of the story best describe the setting?
· How does the writer create the atmosphere for the setting?
Plot
·
What are the main things that have happened in the story/
·
Were you able to guess what was going to happen next? What clues did you
use?
·
What would you have done differently if you had been one of the characters?
·
Can you think of another way that the story might have happened?
·
Can you think of another way that your story might have ended?
·
What might have happened if a certain action had not taken place?
·
Which chapter do you think is the most important to the story? Why? Who
has a problem? Is there more problems or more than one?
· What
is the problem in the story?
·
How is the problem solved? How do you know?
Mood
·
How did you feel while reading the story? Why did you feel that way? What
was the most exciting thing hat happened?
· What was the
funniest/saddest/ strangest thing that happened?
· What do you
remember most about this story?
·
How did the author make you fell the way you did?
· Does the mood of the story change? How?
Style
·
What special words doe s the author use to help you see, hear, smell, taste
things in the story?
·
What pictures did the author leave in your mind?
· What did you like about the way the author has written the story? How did the author describe the
characters?
·
Were there any unusual ways of saying things?
· How does the author keep you interested?
· What
strengths does the author have? What weaknesses?
· What do you
like about his style?
Theme
· Why do you think the author wrote this book?
· Do you think
there is a message in this story? What is it?
· Have you learned
a lesson from reading this story? What is it?
Author
·
Who is the author?
· What
is the author trying to tell you in the book?
· What did the
author have to know to write this book?
· What do you
know about the author from reading the book? How can you tell?
· What
kinds of things do the author like or dislike? How can you tell? Why do you think the author wrote the book?
