Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Essential Questions

1)Each person must post at least 2 attributes of essential questions.  You cannot post the same thing someone else has already listed. 2)  You must post an essential question for your unit. 3) Critique 2 other questions (use postive comments that try to help make a question better).  Do not critique a question that has already been critiqued 2 times.
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  1. TylorHimesSeptember 7, 2011 at 4:28 PM

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  2. NoneSeptember 7, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    1.The question may be unanswerable in the ultimate sense.

    The question cannot be answered by a quick and simple “yes” or “no” answer.

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  3. sarahjones12September 7, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    1. They arise from people's attempts, throughout human history, to learn more about the world we live in.
    2.An essential question engages the imagination in significant ways.

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  4. CheyenneCannedySeptember 7, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    The question probes a matter of considerable importance.
    The question requires movement beyond understanding and studying - some kind of action or resolve - pointing toward the settlement of a challenge, the making of a choice or the forming of a decision.

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  5. TylorHimesSeptember 7, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    1) the question may be unanswerable in a sense. the question should be a matter of importance

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  6. CheyenneCannedySeptember 7, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    1. The question probes a matter of considerable importance.
    2. The question requires movement beyond understanding and studying - some kind of action or resolve - pointing toward the settlement of a challenge, the making of a choice or the forming of a decision.

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  7. leguinnSeptember 7, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    Essential questions may be unanswerable in the ultimate since. Essential questions may also be to engage the imaginations and extend our knowledge and understanding.

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  8. skassidySeptember 7, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    1. Essential questions usually probe the deep and often confounding issues confronting us - complex and baffling matters that elude simple answers.
    2. They pass the test of “So what?” They focus on matters of import.

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  9. TylorHimesSeptember 7, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    Essential questions are not simply BIG questions covering lots of ground.

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  10. callie.cameronSeptember 7, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    1. Essential questions allow us to explore what knowledge is, how it came to be, and how it has changed through human history.

    2.Essential questions are so compelling that people have raised them in many different ways. Essential questions invite perspective to be brought to bear in order to develop deep understanding.

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  11. UnknownSeptember 7, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    1. Essential questions are poised between the boundary of the known and unknown. Also, they bring the student, teacher, and subject together in a way that enriches all three.

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  12. leguinnSeptember 7, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    Essential questions engage students in kinds of real-life problem solving skills.Essential questions usually lend themselves well to multidisciplinary investigations, requiring that students apply the skills and perspectives of math and language arts while wrestling with content from social studies or science.

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  13. CheyenneCannedySeptember 7, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    1. The question may frustrate the researcher, may prove arid rather than fertile and may evade the quest for clarity and understanding.

    2. The question requires movement beyond understanding and studying - some kind of action or resolve - pointing toward the settlement of a challenge, the making of a choice or the forming of a decision.

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  14. bridgetwSeptember 7, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    An essential question touches our hearts and souls. It can be answered differently depending on the time in which the question was asked.

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  15. CheyenneCannedySeptember 7, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    1. The question may frustrate the researcher, may prove arid rather than fertile and may evade the quest for clarity and understanding.
    2. The question requires movement beyond understanding and studying - some kind of action or resolve - pointing toward the settlement of a challenge, the making of a choice or the forming of a decision.

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  16. nrodriguez2225September 7, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    1.Essential questions require new thought rather than the mere collection of facts, second hand opinions or cut-and-paste thinking.
    2.Essential questions are central to our lives. They help to define what it means to be human.

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  17. Jessica GSeptember 7, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    1. Essential questions allows us to expand our knowledge to figure out the problem that we engaged.

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  18. RyanRigginsSeptember 7, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    1. Essential questions are the key questions in understanding a unit. It's the essence of an issue

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  19. marioramirezSeptember 7, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    1.The question may be unanswerable in the ultimate sense.
    2.Attempts to answer essential questions allow people to explore the connection between their personal, individual, unique experience of the world and its exterior, objective, held-in-common dimensions.

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  20. CheyenneCannedySeptember 7, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    Testing

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  21. callie.cameronSeptember 7, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    Where do cycles start?

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  22. bridgetwSeptember 8, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    In a world where technology is in every aspect of our lives, is there really a need or better yet a desire for the written word in the form of books?

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  23. UnknownSeptember 8, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    2. What makes great music timeless?

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  24. bridgetwSeptember 10, 2011 at 3:51 PM

    Awesome question Maria. Great music is timeless. I think because it takes you back to an enjoyable moment in time.

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  25. NoneSeptember 10, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    What makes a great leader?

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  26. NoneSeptember 10, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    I think that is a good question too Maria. It meets almost all of the qualifications of a good essential question above. I don't think there is always a definite answer to it, and it's defintely a question that sparks the mind to a variety of different possible answers.

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  27. leguinnSeptember 11, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    What makes art, art?

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  28. AnonymousSeptember 11, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    How do you measure success?

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  29. AnonymousSeptember 11, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    @leguinn: That is a great questions because there are so many possible answers to that questions. And everyone sees art in a different way. What I might think is art you might now.

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  30. AnonymousSeptember 11, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    @Jerry: I think your questions meets the requirements of an essential question. It doesn't have a specific answer. It is a question where everyone's opinion will be different for the most part.

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  31. UnknownSeptember 12, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    "In a world where technology is in every aspect of our lives, is there really a need or better yet a desire for the written word in the form of books?" - This question seems a little "wordy," but I think it gets the point across effectively. I think this question is coming up more and more as we move into a "paperless" world. It's something that students of all ages could inquire and gain meaning from.

    "What makes art, art?" - Excellent question! In fact, it kind of relates to mine. :) (I'm assuming you mean visual art, though.) Anyway, what's great about this question is that everyone will have a different opinion. It really opens things up for debate and discussion.

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  32. bridgetwSeptember 12, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    How do you measure success? Wow! Good question. I would love to hear an elementary classroom's response to that question. Or a high school classroom's response for that matter. There are unlimited possibilities to that question. Good one.

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  33. bridgetwSeptember 12, 2011 at 2:18 PM

    Thanks for your input Maria. I struggled with the wordiness of my question as well. In your opinion is this question still effective? In a digital world is the paper book still effective? (You all have such awesome, philosophical questions!)

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  34. leguinnSeptember 12, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    @Jerry Pack That is a great question! It initially seems like it would have a straight forward answer but to really thing about the question and compare your answers to someone else you are bound to have a difference of opinion. Also due to our experiences in life those opinions can change through time.

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  35. leguinnSeptember 12, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    @sarah2010 Great open answered question. I believe that to answer this question wouldshow what kind of person you are and that is what I love most about this question.

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  36. Dr BrogdonSeptember 13, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    Bridget, What about shortening your question to: "In a world where technology is pervasive, do we need analog books?" I also found a great article, you might want to use as a resource. http://www.ideo.com/work/future-of-the-book
    I love the discussion.

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  37. Dr BrogdonSeptember 13, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Jerry,
    Is it a different question if you ask "What makes a leader great?" Just asking.

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  38. Dr BrogdonSeptember 13, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    I love the art and music questions. They are very open-ended and broad. Good job.

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  39. TylorHimesSeptember 14, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    What is the cause of conflict?

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  40. UnknownSeptember 14, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    Bridget,

    I think it's an effective question regardless. You just may want to word it differently depending on the age group you are teaching.

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