Questioning!

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Activity: QUESTIONING!

Rules: (These will make sense in class)

1. Ask as many questions as you can.

2. Do not stop to discuss, judge, or answer any question.

3. Write down every question exactly as it is stated. (Don’t worry about spelling)

4. Change any statement into a question.

Groups:

1. Baile, Joe, Jacob
2. Virginia, Kanah, Dossey
3. Tyler, Dale (abs), Ethan, Kyleigh
4. Kym, Jeff, Lauren

1. Hunter, Katie, Rebecca
2. Joey, Asia, Ben
3. Matt, TJ, Teddy
4. Devin, Natalie, Bailey

Notes from today's class:

Group #1

1. Ask as many questions as you can.

• Easy: Because we can ask as many questions as you want.
• Easy: Because you aren’t limited.
• Difficult: Because you don’t know what you are asking questions about.
• Easy: Because there are three of us, and we are all talky-questiony people

2. Do not stop to discuss, judge, or answer any question.

• Difficult: it would be hard not to discuss, judge, or ask any questions.
• Difficult: We might be confused.
• Not sure: We don’t understand this rule. Difficult: Tyler talks too much.
• Difficult: Because Kym talks a lot and like to discuss.

3. Write down every question exactly as it is stated. (Don’t worry about spelling)

• Easy: Just copy down what someone said!
• Difficult: Because you need to write fast.
• Easy: Because you have to write down a question.
• Easy: Because it is copying, and we are in 9th grade, and we have a lot of practice.

4. Change any statement into a question.

• Easy: Just changing statement into a question.
• Difficult: Because it’s wicked friggin hard to change a friggin statement.
• Difficult: because we have to change a whole friggin statement.
• Easy: Because you have to switch words around and stuff.

Group #2:

1. Ask as many questions as you can.

• Easy: Because we question all the time.; we are inquisitive.
• Easy: Because questions are easy to come up with
• Not sure: Because we don’t know what the topic is.
• Easy: Because we are good at asking questions.

2. Do not stop to discuss, judge, or answer any question.

• Difficult: Because we like to make comments and judge.
• Not sure: Because we need to discuss with other people what they think.
• Difficult: Because we are the best group.
• Easy: Because none of us talk out loud.

3. Write down every question exactly as it is stated. (Don’t worry about spelling)

• Not sure: Because we can’t remember.
• Difficult: Because it depends on the subject.
• Easy: Because it’s all there.
• Difficult: Because it is hard to write exactly what is said.

4. Change any statement into a question.

• Not sure: Because we don’t know how to do it.
• Easy: Because we just have to say “why” and “how”
• Easy: Easy to turn stuff into questions.
• Difficult: Because it is challenging.