Unit 5 – World at war Learning Target – I will continue to research by using a high quality, critical thinking Inquiry Question. Success Criteria - I will know I have hit the LT when I can: Draft a high quality Inquiry Question that includes the 3 C’s (cause, change, or consequence), ASPIRE categories, or other relevant academic language Find answers to my inquiry questions through independent research Relevance – Individual Researching and Questioning

High Level Inquiry Questions These questions relate to the Causes, Changes or Consequences connected to the topic you are studying. These questions help to explain how the topic you are studying is important for understanding World War 1 or World War 2. These questions might connect to ASPIRE topics - like Area, Social, Political, Intellectual, Religious or Economic issues that relate to your topic and the war? These questions will be specific and not vaguely connected to your topic.

Only look at the following slides if you are having difficulty coming up with high level questions on your own!! Your grade for creating Inquiry Questions will be affected if you use the examples I provide for you in the next few slides!!! Look at the scoring guide for Standard B10.

The Big Question – the question below is the general question that you are answering with your research and your project. In what ways is ______________________ (fill in the blank with your topic) significant or important for understanding World War 1 or World War 2? Your job is to learn about the details of your topic, but you also need to explain how the details of your topic are important to understanding World War 1 or World War 2. You do this by connecting to our THINKING terms: ASPIRE and the 3 C’s (change, cause or consequence). Read the next few slides to help you develop high level thinking inquiry questions.

3 C’s of History – with model questions CHANGE, CAUSE, CONSEQUENCE How did ___________________ (topic or detail) help to cause WW1 or WW2? Did _______________ cause any other events to happen? Why is this important? Change How did _________________ (topic or detail) lead to ________(ASPIRE)changes in ___________ during the war? How were any changes related to _________________ important for understanding the War? Consequence What were the ___________(ASPIRE) consequences of __________ (topic) during, at the end or after WW1 or WW2? How were the consequences of _________________ important to events in the war or the end of the war?

ASPIRE – Area, Social and Political Questions How did _____________ change the use of resources or land at the beginning, middle or end of the war? Why did ______________ have an effect on the land or resources during the war? What were the effects of __________________ on land or resources during the war? Social How did _____________ affect the social (education, ethnic, family) life of people in a country or region during WW1 or WW2? What were the consequences on certain groups of people or social programs because of _________ in the War? Why was a certain ethnic group or family group involved in ______________________ during the war? Were certain ethnic groups What was the role of education in ______________________ during the war? Political How did ______ influence the laws, political parties, or other political parts of a country or region during the War? How did political parties or groups influence the outcome of battles or the outcome of the war? What laws were created related to ________________ during the war? What was the effect of those laws?

ASPIRE related questions Intellectual, Religious, Economic Intellectual (Ideological) How were art, science, philosophy, technology or other intellectual or ideological issues affected by __________________ during the war? How were people’s beliefs and ideas changed or influenced by _______________________ during the war? What are the specific consequences of ________________ of the development of the war or the outcome of battles or the war? How did propaganda affect ____________________ during the war? Were the ideas of different groups of people changed by _____________ during the war? How were they changed? What were the consquences? Religious How were religious groups or ideas affected by __________________ during the war? Why were religious groups or ideas influenced by ____________________ during the war? How did religious groups respond to _____________________ during the war? Were religious leaders a part of major decision in the war? How? What were the consequences? Were there any religious connections to key people related to __________________ in the war? Economic What were the economic consequences of ____________________________ during the war? Were economic factors a part of ________________________ during the war? How was _________________________ financed during the war? What resources were needed for ________________________ during the war? Was it easy or hard to find them? What impact did this have on __________________ or the war?

Model Critical Thinking Inquiry Questions Big Question – How is the use of African American soldiers important for understanding the consequences and effects of World War 1? Did the use of African American troops in WW1 change the attitude of Caucasian Americans during and after the war? What were the social changes and how did they effect the African American community? What effects or consequences did using African American troops have on the outcome of WW1? Did African American troops helps to win any specific battles? Did those battles have an impact on the outcome of WW1? Was there any negative feelings in the African American community towards black men who joined the US Army? (Social) What were the main causes (economic, social, etc) for African American men to join the US Army? How were African-American soldiers treated in Europe? How did this affect the social and political lives African American soldiers? What were the consequences of using African American soldiers on the soldiers, the African American community and the war itself?

Write your own questions!! Review the example sentences and sentence models I provided for you. Change them to fit the topic that you are researching. When I grade your inquiry questions, if you use my templates, you will not be able to score at a high level, because you need to be able to independently create inquiry questions to show the highest skill. As you research, try to create more questions which connect to the details you find in your research!!! Call me over to help you if you have questions or need help.