Ability to Ask Questions and Graphic Organizer Project

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Ability to Ask Questions and Graphic Organizer Project

There are three parts ALL parts must be completed on different word documents.

PAT ONE

discussion questions

each answer must be a minimum of 170 words.

ALL answers must be in your own words.

  • How do you know if you have a “good” big idea or essential question?
  • What is it about the idea or question that makes it worthy of study?
  • How can you develop your students’ ability to ask questions?
  • What are the characteristics of good question sequences that will engage students and have them generating their own questions?

PART TWO

As an individual, you will chose a grade level to develop a theme study.

Select a theme that could be used to promote interdisciplinary inquiry. Choose standards from at least two or more subject disciplines that fit with your chosen theme and grade level.

Create a graphic organizer that incorporates various information and interests that could be incorporated into your theme.

Include:

  • the theme’s big ideas.
  • the theme’s essential questions and sub-questions.
  • at least five subject areas with activities, artifacts, field trips, speakers, experiments, projects and so on ideas.
  • standards from at least two subject area disciplines.

PART 3

In addition to the graphic organizer, write a 350- to 525-word paper addressing the following:

  • the rationale for your theme study and grade level.
  • how it meets the criteria for a theme study.
  • what role (teacher as director, teacher as guide and teacher as mentor) you think the teacher (you) should play in the development of this theme and why.