I asked my 6th graders today what it means if a book "makes sense" or "do
you understand".  The majority thought it wasn't a good question :)  Most of
their answers involved things like:  Do you know what the book is about?
Does the book stay on topic?  Is it too easy or too hard?  Do I get the
point of the book? The person asking doesn't understand the book.
I tried to pinpoint them more on what "understand" and "getting it means",
but we mostly went in circles.  It was interesting to hear their thoughts.
I'd like to find a way to word the question better and see if I can get them
to think deeper about it.
Cindy


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