1. E SSENTIAL Q UESTIONS R EVIEW PLC February 28, 2013

2. QUICKWRITE… What are Essential Questions? What makes a question an Essential Question? Write your answers in your Interactive Notebook.

3. W HAT IS AN E SSENTIAL Q UESTION ? Read the article. Make notes in your Interactive Notebook if you wish. MOST Decide what you think is the MOST important idea or ideas from this article and write it/them in your notebook. Be prepared to share your opinions.

6. E SSENTIAL Q UESTIONS E XAMPLES * How do these Essential Questions align with the gold and red parts of the 21 st Century Framework? Choose a partner and discuss the following question: How do these Essential Questions align with the gold and red parts of the 21 st Century Framework?

7. M AKING Q UESTIONS E SSENTIAL … Working with a partner, choose one of the following questions and make it essential. Write your Essential Question on the paper provided. 1. Who won the most gold medals in the 2012 Olympics? 2. Why did the character seek revenge? 3. How can I use adjectives to describe 15 different animals? 4. Why is President Lincoln considered to be a great president? 5. How do we measure “distance” using the metric system? 6. Why is the Pledge of Allegiance so important? 7. What are five qualities of good character? 8. Why do you suppose the character abandoned his friend at the end of the story?

8. UNTIL NEXT TIME…. Remember to post Essential Questions relevant to topic of discussion. both Remember that Essential Questions and Learning Targets ( topic of next PLC ) are NOT the same thing and that both should be posted! Using EQs supports NC Teacher Standards 3b and 4e! Questions? Concerns? TO THINK ABOUT…REMINDERS….