Questioning


 * Define the task**


 * Questioning**

Learning intention:

To be able to write questions which encourage higher-order thinking skills

Activity:

Students are to work in small groups (4-6) to make question dice and then write questions on butchers’ paper selecting posters to use as a focus. Groups are to report back with their questions to the class. Class discussion of open and closed questions and discussion of which questions on the dice are the most complex (9 cells at right bottom of Wiederhold matrix) Students are to identify 5 big/essential question and 5 small/subsidiary questions from past PIP questions and cut and paste them onto poster paper – under headings – Big/Essential Questions Small/Subsidiary Questions

Success criteria

To identify 5 good essential questions from a list of past essential questions. To be able to differentiate between big/essential and small/subsidiary questions from past PIP questions. To be able to write at least 1 big question using Inspiration which they would like to investigate.