2. Learning Focus
To understand the
difference between
open and closed
questions
Success
Criteria
I can write examples
of open and closed
questions
I know and use the
appropriate vocabulary
when asking questions
4. GKR
What does
the title tell
me?
What do I
predict the
text will be
about?
What can
the pictures
tell me?
What do I
already know
about this
topic?
What
words do
I expect
to see?
What
images come
to mind?
What will I
do as I
read?
Think – Pair – Share
In one minute, brainstorm
and write down what you
know about questions
Discuss your brainstorm
with a partner
Share with another pair
5. Types of questions
Today we will be
looking at open and
closed questions and
the vocabulary we use
to ask questions.
Add these questioning
words to your glossary
6. Types of questions
Open Questions
Open questions require a
response with more depth
and a lengthier response.
Closed Questions
Closed questions can be
answered in only one word
or very short phrase.
7. Open questions
Open questions are ones that require more than one
word answers.
Here are some examples of open-ended questions:
What is your favorite flavor of ice cream and why?
What are some of the things that bring you the most
joy?
Do you like animals and why?
8. Closed questions
If you can answer a question with only a "yes" or "no"
response, then you are answering a closed type of
question.
Examples of closed questions are:
Are you feeling better today?
May I use the bathroom?
Is the prime rib a special tonight?
11. Learning Focus
To understand what an
essential question is
To create an essential
question for the Term
1 project
Success
Criteria
Create (and agree on)
an essential question
for the Term 1 project
14. What is an essential
question?
In table groups, brainstorm what you think an
essential question is
Post it to Padlet
Find the link on Edmodo
http://padlet.com/wall/8wgl3j950l
15. What is an essential
question?
Essential questions are open ended questions
Essential questions make you think critically
You can not simply look up the answer
You will need to research your topic
16. Essential Questions …
Provoke deeper thinking
Require information/data gathering
The result will be an original answer
Allows you to produce work that is uniquely yours
May not have a definitive answer
Allows you to think more critically
18. What if?
What if questions are:
• hypothetical
• asking you to use you existing
knowledge
• asking you to pose a hypothesis
• e.g. What if children didn’t have
to go to school?
19. Should …?
These questions make a moral or
practical decision based on
evidence.
e.g. Should we discontinue the live
exportation of animals?
20. Why …?
These questions:
• ask you to understand cause
and effect
• help us to understand
relationships
• help us to get to the essence of
an issue
e.g. Why do sports people use
illegal drugs?
21. How to write an essential
question
1 Project focus
What is the main idea and
information you would like to
share with your audience?
What questions would you like
answered at the conclusion of
your project?
2 Ideas
May come from your personal
curiosity or interest
Begin with: who, what, where,
when, why
Use these basic questions to
create your essential question.
Begin with: Which one? How?
What if? Should? Why?
22. Some essential question
sentence starters
How would you …?
What would result if …?
How would you describe …?
How does … compare with …?
What is the relationship between …?
What would happen if …?
How could you change …?
How would you improve …?
How do you feel about …?
Why do you believe …
What is your opinion of …?
23. Review todays
learning
In your Review Book you need to
write:
• what you have learnt today and;
• how you will use this to help you
in your learning this year.
• How will you use questioning
strategies in your other subjects
