The 5 Ws

The five Ws are Who, What, When, Where, and ________.

• Whether

• Which

• Why

• Whenever

What is the main purpose of the 5 Ws?

• to discover the main idea

• to find important details

• to learn about the author

• to understand why something was written

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which of the 5 W questions would you ask to learn about the setting?

• Where and what?

• Where and when?

• Who and what?

• Who and when?

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

If you want to describe the plot, which question should you ask?

• Who?

• What?

• Where?

• When?

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

You would ask the question "who?" to learn about the ________.

• plot

• setting

• characters

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which statement about characters is true?

• Characters are always human.

• Characters can be made-up.

• All stories have more than one character.

• All stories are told by the main character.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which of the 5 W questions does this sentence answer?

Ronald learns that his real parents were wizards.

• What?

• Why?

• When?

• Where?

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1