Questioning, Exploring and Writing in MS-Roundtable

Questioning Exploring Writing in the Middle School

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Program Overview Great Books Roundtable preserves the features that have made Great Books programs unique and exciting for more than forty years—a focus on the Shared Inquiry™ method of learning supported by high-quality literature.

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Questioning, Exploring and Writing in the Middle School ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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The Teacher’s Role ,[object Object],[object Object]

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4 Types of Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Types of Questions Leads one to make a Judgment Speculative Two or more answers Needs text + personal knowledge Evaluative Two or more answers Needs text evidence Interpretive Two or more answers Needs text evidence Factual One answer

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What makes a good interpretive question? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why Interpretive Questions? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Interpretive Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Interpretive Questions Need… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Great Books Shared Inquiry An active and collaborative search for answers to questions of meaning presented by a text

Leader’s Steps in Preparing a Selection ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Step 1: Read the text and take notes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Step 2: Turn Your Notes into Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Step 3: Test for Interpretive Questions ,[object Object],[object Object]

Step 4: Revise Your Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Step 5: Select Questions for Shared Inquiry Discussion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Teacher’s Preparation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],What do you mean by______? Have you heard an idea you disagree with? What do you think of ___’s_idea? Where do you find that in the text? AGREE QUESTIONS DISAGREE NEW IDEAS

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