Asking Essential Questions Activity

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Asking Essential Questions Activity
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Asking Essential Questions Activity How to turn your topic into a question

Essential Question Process Choose a question focus Produce questions Look at closed vs open-ended questions Flip questions Prioritize questions Select your essential question

Step 1: Recall your Area of Focus from way back in Sept. For example: The world’s wetlands are in danger.

Step 2: Ask and Share Questions -Ask and list as many questions as possible about your focus area. Ex. What is a wetland? How do wetlands form? -List questions as they were posed, don’t stop to judge, edit or revise questions! -Flip any statements into questions

5 minutes to gather questions

Step 3: Closed vs Open Questions Open-Ended vs. Closed-Ended Questions

Open-Ended Questions: Encourages more explanation and deeper thinking Open-Ended Questions: Encourages more explanation and deeper thinking. Which one, what if, how, should, why. Ex: Who was impacted most negatively when BC joined confederation? Close-Ended Questions: Can be answered with a yes or no, or a simple response. Ex: When did BC join confederation?

3 minutes to categorize questions

Open-Ended to Closed-Ended Step 4: Flip Questions Open-Ended to Closed-Ended

5 minutes to flip questions

Step 5: Prioritize Questions Which questions will lead you towards deep learning and critical thinking?

2 minutes to prioritize questions

Step 6: Select your essential question

Reflection: Going through this process will help you discover an area of specific interest that you can then “dive into”. The goal is for you to come up with a question that is MEANINGFUL for your interests. How does the idea of coming up with your own questions to answer make you feel?

Here are some sample inquiry questions: 1. In what ways does art influence society? 2. How did Louis Riel’s actions shape the future of Canada? 3. To what extent does nutrition impact the performance of an athlete? 4. How can different pottery techniques be used to create unique pieces of art? 5. When is it necessary for a country to limit the individual freedoms of its citizens?