Updating Old Questions
I dug up some of the old questions I asked my students and re-wrote them as scaffolded sequences of tasks rather than single questions.
![Updating Old Questions: Conflict and Character Change](https://d1nnc1eznq71gb.cloudfront.net/uploads/20231122134244/thumbnail-300x169.png)
Part 1: Updating Old Questions: Conflict and Character Change
For TeachersI update an old question about conflict and character change in the story Hatchet.
![Updating Old Questions: Pay Raise](https://d1nnc1eznq71gb.cloudfront.net/uploads/20231122134303/thumbnail-1-300x169.png)
Part 2: Updating Old Questions: Pay Raise
For TeachersHow I'd update a low-level, overly engaging math question.
![Updating Old Questions: Name That Genre](https://d1nnc1eznq71gb.cloudfront.net/uploads/20231122134318/thumbnail-300x169.png)
Part 3: Updating Old Questions: Name That Genre
For TeachersHow I'd improve a low-level question about a story's genre.
![Updating Old Questions: Comparing Two Leaders](https://d1nnc1eznq71gb.cloudfront.net/uploads/20231122134333/thumbnail-300x169.png)
Part 4: Updating Old Questions: Comparing Two Leaders
For TeachersHow I'd upgrade a dull "which one is better" question.
![Updating Old Questions: Volcano from Two Perspectives](https://d1nnc1eznq71gb.cloudfront.net/uploads/20231122134349/thumbnail-300x169.png)
Part 5: Updating Old Questions: Volcano from Two Perspectives
For TeachersHow I'd break down and rebuild a task about judging a volcano.
![Updating Old Questions: Identify Figurative Language](https://d1nnc1eznq71gb.cloudfront.net/uploads/20240110160607/small-300x169.png)
Part 6: Updating Old Questions: Identify Figurative Language
For TeachersSo students can identify a simile, metaphor, and hyperbole. What next?
![Updating Old Questions: A Mere Model of a Cell](https://d1nnc1eznq71gb.cloudfront.net/uploads/20240116183231/small-1-300x169.png)
Part 7: Updating Old Questions: A Mere Model of a Cell
For TeachersThis task is all about the product, but completely ignores how students will think.
![Updating Old Questions: Designing A Character’s Bedroom](https://d1nnc1eznq71gb.cloudfront.net/uploads/20240130003754/small-3-300x169.png)
Part 8: Updating Old Questions: Designing A Character’s Bedroom
For TeachersFixing an under-developed (but interesting) task that was originally part of a choice menu.