Question Exploration Routine Worksheet (you can also complete
this neatly on another sheet of paper)
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LEGIBLE SENTENCES
Step 1-- Good thinking always begins with a Critical
Question:
What is the counter or opposite of that question? Write it in
the space below.
Step 2-- Unpack the VOCABULARY: Begin with the question, the
work we are reading, discussion, and brainstorming to identify
vocabulary we can use to explore the topic. What is the essential
vocabulary needed to understand the question?
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Step 3 What other questions come to mind as you think of how to
answer this question? These are called SUPPORTING QUESTION:
Write at least 3 Supporting Questions below:
Counter Questions (opposite position) below:
1
Answer and Evidence:
Answer and Evidence:
2
Answer and Evidence:
Answer and Evidence:
3
Answer and Evidence:
Answer and Evidence:
Step 5 Based on your evidence only, what is the answer for the
CRITICAL QUESTION and answer to the Counter Question?
Critical Questions Answer:
Counter Questions Answer:
Step 6 -- How can we CONNECT THE ANSWER to the world?
Step 7 What is a REAL WORLD USE for the knowledge and answers
you have explored??
Extra Credit Enrichment: On a separate sheet of paper, explain
how to use this new knowledge based on our evidence and reflection
to approach new problems or situations in a brief paragraph:
