Essential+Questions

Students are expected to identify one Essential question which requires a creative answer and good thinking skills and four reasonable supporting questions which will help answer the main question. The challenging part of this task is that you have to come up with questions relating to your area of interest that will have you really thinking and coming up with a creative response. Look at the following table to get some ideas about the type of questions we want you to develop.

[|Questioning Toolkit]

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[|Applying Blooms Taxonomy]
 * [[file:5WH Question starters.pdf]] || [[file:Asking questions.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:Classroom questions.pdf]] || [[file:Keyword questions.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:Open & Closed Questions.pdf]] || [[file:Question mapping.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:Questions practice.pdf]] || [[file:Questions.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:Rephrasing questions.pdf]] || [[file:Three types of questions.pdf]] ||
 * [|Essential Questions for Social Studies by Wallingford Public Schools:]**

influenced the way we buy and use our cars? || How has car design changed? Why do people choose certain cars today? Are cars simply a form of transport or do they fulfil other functions as well? ||
 * **Topic** || **Essential Question** || **Supporting Questions ** ||
 * **Cars** || How has the design of cars overtime
 * **Beauty** || Why are girls concerned about their self image? ||  ||
 * **Animals** || Why does our society need the RSPCA? ||  ||
 * **Computers** || Is the progress of computer technology a good thing? ||  ||
 * **Music** || What makes a band popular? ||  ||