How to develop questions? In History, we ask a lot of questions…but which ones are really important? When you think of history, what questions are you used to be asked? This game will help you understand what questions we’ll be dealing with in 8 th grade this year.

“Google Questions”

Topic: Cardinals Topic: Cardinals Level 1 Where do the Cardinals Play? Who is the Cardinals manager? When was the last time the Cardinals won the World Series? Who are the Cardinals playing right now?

Topic: Cardinals Topic: Cardinals Level 2 Can you explain the Cardinals regular season? Why did the Cardinals lose last night? How do Adam Wainwright and Michael Wacha compare as pitchers? Can you summarize last nights game?

Topic: Cardinals Topic: Cardinals Level 3 Are the Cardinals the greatest organization of the 21 st century Should manager Mike Matheny lose his job if the Cardinals fail to make the Playoffs? Can you argue that the Cardinals are the most overrated franchise in Baseball? What is your prediction for how many championships the Cardinals will win in the next 10 years?

So lets practice… At your table I will shout out a topic (ex: Cardinals) and a type of question (ex. Level 1) You will then rotate clockwise and create a question for that topic. Whoever cannot come up with an appropriate question, is out for that round The winner is the last one standing Hint: Use your Questioning Sheet to help with questions

So lets practice… We will do a practice Socratic over SmartPhones based on this question: – Are SmartPhones making people smarter or dumber? Read SmartPhones article you picked up in class. Highlight parts of the article that reinforce your opinion/could be brought up in the Socratic In the margins, write notes and/or questions you have about the topic – With questions, focus on Level 3 opinion questions