CHAPTER 3 Ways of Inquiring
Opening Questions for Inquiry Exploration Explanation Evaluation Reflection
Exploration How do I feel about this? What do I think? Writer: honest Audience: not much concern Purpose: discover Time: relatively time-consuming Expertise: not necessarily Genre: personal essays, journal writing, early drafts
Explanation Who? What is happening? How? Why? Writer: reader to understand Audience: major concern Purpose: to inform & explain Time: time consuming Expertise: required Genre: sense of understanding, argument, support/refute a claim
Evaluation What is my opinion? How would I judge this? Writer: share presence/opinion Audience: concern Purpose: to prove Time: depends on depth inquiry Expertise: high level of knowledge Genre: evaluating an argument, proposal, review
Reflection What do I notice? What are the patterns? What does this remind me of? Writer: about you/ or your thoughts Audience: low concern Purpose: to gain control/remember Time: varies Expertise: not important Genre: journal writing, reflective letters, self-assessments