Asking+Questions

Asking Questions
 * Goal:** at the end of the day each class will have a research question
 * Make it visible:** post the question on a banner above or on the classroom door
 * Use a common language**: thick and thin questions

[|The role of questions in thinking, teaching and learning] [|A Questioning Toolkit] Good questions: an explanation of [|four levels] of questions [|Creating Essential Questions] [|Strategies] for developing thick and thin questions Using starter and focus words - Q Tasks, p72
 * Resources**

[|Engaging students through Effective Questions] an article from the Canadian Education Association is a good starting place for teachers to get an understanding of the importance of questions and the difference between 'thick' and 'thin' questions.

[|Effective Questioning:] A blog post for teachers

Creating a **question matrix**: using Google Docs and Question Stretchers (p8, Building Info Smarts) This can be a useful way to collect questions from students in your class


 * || is sssssss || are ddddd || do oooooo || did dddddd || can nnnnnn || could ddddd || would dddd || will lllllllll || might tttttt ||
 * who ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * What ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * where ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * when ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * why ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * how ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

Narrowing the Topic
Graphic organizer: Narrowing the Topic - (p56) //Summarization in any Subject// by Rick Wormeli

Day 3: Plan Your Research