1. Writing Questions A HOW-TO for a well written question.

2. Bloom’s Taxonomy Levels of difficulty.

3. Go for the highest level possible.

4. Let’s try one We’ll use the following picture.

6. When was this picture taken? Where was this picture taken? Question cues: List, define, tell, label Level 1. Remember

7. What is happening in this picture? Why are these boys dressed like this? Question cues: Describe, name, identify, discuss Level 2. Understand

8. How would you describe the photograph to others? What caption would you write for this photograph (say, in a newspaper)? Question cues: Modify, solve, change, explain Level 3. Apply

9. Why are these boys here and not in school? What do you know about their lives based on this photo? Question cues: Analyze, separate, compare, contrast Level 4. Analyze

10. What is the significance of this photo for the time period depicted? Compare this photo with one of three boys from today of the same age. How are their lives similar? How are they different? Question cues: Give opinion, criticize, discriminate, summarize Level 5. Evaluate

11. What might these boys say about their work in an interview setting? What might they say about their future? Question cues: Create, construct, plan, role-play Level 6. Create

12. Photo Credits The photograph "Coal Breaker Boys" was taken in Kingston, Pennsylvania, between 1890 and 1910. It is available in the American Memory Collection Touring Turn-of-the-Century America: Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880-1920, from the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/detroit/dethome.html

13. Media, Consumerism, Students Write a question relating students, the media, and consumerism. BRAINSTORM! Do this with an “elbow partner.” Television, music, movies, newspapers, magazines, internet, radio, others

14. Let’s do some practice questions Go ahead and write down your answers.

15. How many calories does the average person need? Good question? Bad question? Write down a better one.

16. BAD QUESTION

17. What do sharks eat? Good question? Bad question? Write down a better one.

18. What kind of plants grow in the rain forest? Good question? Bad question? Write down a better one.

19. What 15 crops account for nearly all the crops in the world? Good question? Bad question? Write down a better one.

20. What do we know about the planet Mars? Good question? Bad question? Write down a better one.

21. REVIEW PROJECT IDEAS HANDOUT

22. What are the products of photosynthesis? Good question? Bad question? Write down a better one.

23. Describe the clothing people wore during the Renaissance. Good question? Bad question? Write down a better one.

24. Now, you’ll really need to think!

25. Your Task: After we have discussed Tragedy of the Commons, you will need to write 5 high level questions for the article.