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Envisionment
Building Stance Wheel Sample Questions
Being
Out and Stepping Into an Envisionment
What
is the title and what does it suggest? Can I make any predictions
based on the title?
Who
is the author and what do I already know about their writing?
What can I expect from this author?
What
does the book jacket suggest about the story? What predictions
can I make about the story based on the illustrations or the
teaser on the cover?
Who
are the characters and what are they like? What can I expect
from them in the future?
What
time period does this take place? What do I already know about
this era that can inform my understanding?
What
is the setting and how is this going to impact the piece?
What
is the organization of this piece and what does this tell
me about the text?
What
genre is this text and how does that impact what I can expect
to encounter in the piece?
How
is this story similar to something I have already experienced?
What
do I think may happen next? What do I think the piece may
be about?
Being
In and Moving Through an Envisionment
What
isn't being told? What would you like to still know?
Who
are these characters and are they like anyone I know?
How
do those people feel about their circumstances?
How
do I feel about…?
What
have I experienced in my own life that is similar to this?
Different from this?
What
if the character…?
What
if it happened this way?
What
other texts have I read that inform this one and in what ways?
How
have the characters changed over time or across the story?
What
motivated the characters' behaviors or what led them to their
actions?
How
would you describe the relationships of the characters in
the text?
How
would someone from a different culture or background interpret
the story?
Do
I like these characters? Does what they are doing make sense?
Would I have done the same thing in this situation?
How
is the plot developing?
What
are the characters like? Are they acting as I expected?
How
do the characters feel about and relate to each other? How
will this affect the story?
How
do I think the piece might end?
Stepping Out and Rethinking What One Knows
How
might I react if I were in a similar situation as the character
in the text? Was I ever in a similar situation? Do I know
anyone who was?
What
can I learn from the situation in this text?
Why
did I feel a certain way or act a certain way when I found
myself in a situation similar to the one in the text?
What
were my choices? Did I make the best ones?
How
else could I have handled it? What should I do now?
What
did I gain from that decision? Was it the right one?
How
could I act if I wanted to become a more ______ person?
Stepping
Out and Objectifying the Experience
Are
there any other texts that I have read that can inform my
understanding of this piece?
Why
did the author choose that particular phrase, style, or organizational
feature?
How
does the title relate to the construct of the story?
How
does the language and voice affect my understanding of the
text?
How
does the author's voice contrast with my own perspective?
Why
did some of the word choices affect me so deeply?
How
can my understanding of literary elements (plot, setting,
theme, characterization, and so forth) inform my envisionment?
How
would the piece differ if written, taken place, or read in
another era or culture? How would I see things differently
if I were from another culture, another era, or another's
perspective?
How
do other interpretations of the text contrast with my own?
What
are some other ways I can react to the text? Consider other
perspectives, such as critical, feminist, or political.
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