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A o W Part Two: The three levels of questions

A o W Part Two: The three levels of questions. Aka. The “Cinderella” Exercise. Cinderella. All levels of questions can be explained using the story of “Cinderella” http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v = hebtX_RMdFw. How to ask & answer questions.

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A o W Part Two: The three levels of questions

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  1. AoWPart Two: The three levels of questions Aka. The “Cinderella” Exercise

  2. Cinderella • All levels of questions can be explained using the story of “Cinderella” • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hebtX_RMdFw

  3. How to ask & answer questions • There are 3 levels of questions you can ask about a text: • Level 1: Recall • Level 2: Analyze/Inference • Level 3: Synthesis • Embed the question in your answers about texts. • Example: How does Mr. Harper like answers to be written? • Answer: Mr. Harper likes answers to be written with the question embedded in the answer.

  4. Level 1 Questions-Recall • What? • Who? • Where? • The answer is “right there” in the text • Answer is IN the lines: fully and clearly expressed

  5. Level #1 Questions: Example • With whom did Cinderella live? • What did Cinderella lose on the palace steps? • What were Cinderella's slippers made out of? • How did Cinderella get to the ball? • Now, answer these questions on your paper. Embed the question in the answer.

  6. Level 2 Questions: Analysis • Analyze the text • Interpret the text • Asks How? • Asks Why? • May be more than one answer • Answer is understood though not directly expressed • Answer may be found BETWEEN the lines, requiring us to make an inference

  7. Inference • The definition of inference is: • inference |ˈinf(ə)rəns| noun. a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.• the process of reaching such a conclusion : his emphasis on order and health, and by inference cleanliness. • Synonyms for inference: • there should be no inference drawn from the fact that he chooses not to be a witness: deduction, conclusion, reasoning, conjecture, speculation, guess, presumption, assumption, supposition, reckoning, extrapolation.

  8. Level 2 Questions: Example • Why did Cinderella get special treatment from the fairy godmother? • Why did the stepmother hide Cinderella when the prince came? • Why was Cinderella treated differently that her stepsisters? • Now, answer ONE of these questions on your paper. Embed the question in the answer.

  9. Level 3 Questions: Synthesis • Apply to the bigger world • No right or wrong answers • Provoke thinking and feeling • Deal with values and opinions • Answers are BEYOND the lines and connect to the world outside the book

  10. Level 3 Questions: Example • Is there such a thing as “love at first sight”? • Does a woman need to marry a prince in order to find happiness? • Are we responsible for our own happiness? • What does it mean to live happily ever after? • Does good always overcome evil? • Now, answer ONE questions on your paper. Embed the question in the answer.

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