1. Make a list of everything that comes to mind when you think of the following words: - Professor - Construction worker - Banker

2. A. Where do you think values and beliefs come from? B. What kinds of forces have an influence over the way you think?

3. “At sunset they entered a tunnel in the Iron Hills and did not come out the other end.” Step 1: Ask “WHAT” questions of the quote:  What does the ‘sunset’ part of the setting indicate to me?  What does the ‘tunnel’ part of the setting indicate to me?  What does the name ‘Iron Hills’ make me think of?  What do I think of when I hear ‘did not come out the other end’?

4. “At sunset they entered a tunnel in the Iron Hills and did not come out the other end.” Step 2: Ask “WHY” questions of the quote:  Why did I respond to the ‘sunset’ in that manner?  Why might I have reacted to the ‘tunnel’ that way?  Why on earth does the name ‘Iron Hills’ make me think of ___________?  Why might I have gone in that direction with ‘did not come out the other end’ instead of another direction?

5. “At sunset they entered a tunnel in the Iron Hills and did not come out the other end.” Step 3: Ask “HOW/WHY” questions of your interpretation. This can be a long line of questioning: Why this? > answer > why that answer? > where did that come from? > why not another answer? > how come I went this direction instead of an alternate one?