• What are a character’s thoughts on: • another character • a problem • an event • an idea • a place

• Does a character’s point of view influence: • another character • the problem • an event • an idea • outcome

• What can change over time?

• a character • a problem • an event • a place • an idea

• Someone or something can change over time by:

• a character’s behavior • a character’s feelings • a problem • an event

Right/Fair vs. Wrong/Unfair

• Is _________ ethical or unethical? • a character’s point of view • a character’s behavior (action) • an event • an idea

• Maybe I need to examine the ethical issues that influence: • a character’s action • a character’s p.o.v. • an event

• an idea • the problem • the outcome

WHAT KEEPS SOMETHING TOGETHER? WHAT MAKES SOMETHING WORK?

WHAT CAUSES ORDER IN BEHAVIOR?

(structure, arrangement, organization) • Is _______ following a rule?

• a character’s actions/p.o.v. • a problem • an event • an idea

• Maybe I need to examine the rules that influence:

• a character’s action • a character’s p.o.v. • an event

• an idea • the problem • the outcome

Point of View Over Time

Ethical Issues Rules

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• Maybe I need to examine the patterns in the story/text that influence:

• a behavior • the problem • a place (setting)

• an idea • an event • the outcome

• Is _______ a result of a pattern? • a behavior • the problem • the conclusion/

outcome

• an idea • an event • a place

• Which details define (tell me) about …

• a character • an event • the problem • the conclusion/outcome • an idea • a place

• Which details support a big idea?

• Think about the big idea?

• I can discover the big idea by examining: • the character’s action/behavior • an event • the problem • the outcome • setting (a place)

• Does the big idea influence:

• a character’s action • an event • setting (a place)

• the problem • the outcome

• Think like ____________ to examine parts of the

story.

• a sociologist • an economist • a psychologist • an ecologist • or another discipline

• What would each disciplinarian say about: • a behavior • the problem • a place (setting)

• an idea • an event • the outcome

Patterns Details

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• Maybe I need to examine the trends in and outside of the story/text that influence:

• a behavior • the problem • a place (setting)

• an idea • an event • the outcome

• Is _______ a result of a trend? Explain. • a behavior • the problem • the conclusion/

outcome

• an idea • an event • a place

• Think about the story/text. What is still unresolved or what remains unclear about:

• the character’s action/behavior • an event • the problem • the outcome • setting (a place)

• Think like the author. What words or phrases does the author use to emphasize:

• the character’s action/behavior • an event • the problem • the outcome • setting (a place)

• The author might use: • metaphors • similes • analogies

• adjectives

AN IDEA THAT SEEEMS TO SAY TWO OPPOSITE THINGS

• Think about paradoxes in: • the character’s behavior/actions • the problem • an event • an idea • the setting • the outcome

Trends

Unanswered Questions

Language of the Discipline Paradox

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RESULTS, EFFECTS

• Think about the contributions or effects of: • the main character • another character • the problem • an event • an idea • the setting

THE COMING TOGETHER OF EVENTS OR IDEAS THE MEETING POINT

• What can converge to cause something

significant to happen in the story/text? • a character’s action • a character’s p.o.v. • an event

• an idea • the setting • the problem

• What can converge to create a problem? • What can converge to solve the problem?

• a character’s action • a character’s p.o.v. • an event

• an idea • the setting

T HE B E GI N NI N G O R C AU SE

• Maybe I need to examine the origin of: • a character’s action • a character’s p.o.v. • a character’s

pattern • an event

• an idea • the problem • the outcome

IDEAS OR EVENTS THAT ARE SIMILAR

• Think about parallel: • behaviors • points of view • patterns • events • ideas • problems • outcomes

contributions convergence

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