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Inquiry Techniques: Opening Questions for Insightful Analysis

Learn how to use various questioning methods for inquiry, exploration, explanation, evaluation, and reflection in your writing. From personal essays to informative pieces, develop your skills in investigating and analyzing topics effectively.

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Inquiry Techniques: Opening Questions for Insightful Analysis

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  1. CHAPTER 3 Ways of Inquiring

  2. Opening Questions for Inquiry • Exploration • Explanation • Evaluation • Reflection

  3. Exploration • How do I feel about this? What do I think? • Writer: honest • Audience: not much concern • Purpose: discover • Time: relatively time-consuming • Expertise: not necessarily • Genre: personal essays, journal writing, early drafts

  4. Explanation • Who? What is happening? How? Why? • Writer: reader to understand • Audience: major concern • Purpose: to inform & explain • Time: time consuming • Expertise: required • Genre: sense of understanding, argument, support/refute a claim

  5. Evaluation • What is my opinion? How would I judge this? • Writer: share presence/opinion • Audience: concern • Purpose: to prove • Time: depends on depth inquiry • Expertise: high level of knowledge • Genre: evaluating an argument, proposal, review

  6. Reflection • What do I notice? What are the patterns? What does this remind me of? • Writer: about you/ or your thoughts • Audience: low concern • Purpose: to gain control/remember • Time: varies • Expertise: not important • Genre: journal writing, reflective letters, self-assessments

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