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Who Asks The Questions? And Who Answers?

What would the pie chart look like for these three situations: the teacher asks the students, a student asks the teacher, or a student asks another student a question? I can tell you my pie chart would have been very lopsided.

Go Beyond “Identify Figurative Language”

For Teachers

So students can identify a simile, metaphor, and hyperbole. What next?

Updating Old Questions: Comparing Two Leaders

For Teachers

How I’d upgrade a dull “which one is better” question.

Improving These Novel Study Questions

For Teachers

Let’s fix these nine, underdeveloped discussion questions!

What if Dr. Seuss Covered a Poem?

For Teachers

Rather than just “paraphrasing” a poem, what if we did a cover version?

Help my students remember these confusing terms!

For Teachers

When we want students to memorize two terms, we actually shouldn’t aim for memorization!

From Frantic Questions to Sensible Sequence

For Teachers

Why was I asking five, unrelated, low-level questions in a row?

Don’t Make A Mere Model!

For Teachers

This task is all about the product, but completely ignores how students will think.

Updating Old Questions: Conflict and Character Change

For Teachers

I update an old question about conflict and character change in the story Hatchet.

Asking Questions That Make Students Think

For Teachers

Most classroom questions test memory. These questions test thinking. There’s a difference — and your students will feel it.

Developing Questions that Prompt Thinking in Math

For Teachers

Math is a particularly tricky subject for asking higher-level questions. Here are a couple of techniques I’ve used to prompt students to think, not merely calculate.