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Big6™ Skill #1 Task Definition Presentation by Stacy Cameron Prosper ISD 3/2/2011Big6™ Skill #1 Task Definition Presentation by Stacy Cameron Prosper ISD 3/2/2011

Generating Generating research research questions questions that get that get results!results!

what is your what is your information information

topic?topic?

what do you what do you already know?already know?

what what do you do you want to want to know?know?

asking

goodgood questionsquestions is important

in helping you find

goodgood informationinformation

Questions Questions are are either…either… thickthick

thinthin oror

thin questions address specific content or words

The answer is right thereright there in the text!

Who was President of the United States during the

1960s?

when?when?where?where?who?who?what?what?how many?how many?

For example…

Let’s practice Let’s practice writing thin writing thin questions!questions!

thick questions

addressaddress

large large andand universaluniversal conceptsconcepts

how? why?how? why?

answering thick answering thick

questions takes questions takes efforteffort

but addsbut adds interest interest to to your writingyour writing

Dig deep!Dig deep!

How did the How did the Vietnam War Vietnam War

impact American impact American culture in the culture in the

1960s?1960s?

For example…

Let’s practice Let’s practice writing thick writing thick questions!questions!

Photo creditsPhoto credits

• Question by valerieeverett• Question Mark by wingedwolf• The Question by coreytempleton• Q is for Question by b4b2• Pirate’s Gold by myklorventine• Lines by aechempati• The Sticks by thestarmama• Line by timcaynes• Stripes by anspach• Dust Bath by earth-touch• Dig by maaniemi• Why by emagic• Stripes by jmauerer

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