A second-grade teacher is planning to read aloud a story to the class and would
like to use this activity to reinforce and build on students' literary analysis skills.
Which of the following strategies would likely be most appropriate and effective in
achieving this goal at this grade level?
A. guiding students to identify the main characters and major events in the story
B. prompting students to retell the story orally in their own words after the
reading
C. inviting students to discuss their favorite and least favorite parts of the story
D. asking students to use evidence from the story to explain the author's purpose
