"Who, What, When, Where, Why" by The Bazillions
From The Bazillions
2 min1st2nd3rdReading & Writing (ELA)
Summary
A music video about the five W questions readers ask to understand a story or an article. A quick comprehension hook for reading workshop or a close-reading warm-up.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Good readers are question-askers -- the five W's help us dig into any text.
- What does each of the five W questions ask about?
- Which question helps you find the reason something happened?
- Pick a story you know -- can you answer all five W's about it?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: who, what, when, where, why, question.
Try it: Think of a book you read recently and write one who, what, and why question about it, with answers.