Generating good questions

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

Nuance Academy: Past Participle phrase

After today I should be able to: 

Reading: The Odyssey, pages 11-20

Agenda:

1. Write 10 sentences that begin with a past participle phrase that tells what was happening BEFORE something else occurred.
1. Start with a loose sentence.
1. Mr. White carefully planned the stages of his essay, and then he rewrote it.
2. Rewrite it beginning with a participle phrase.
1. Worried about the approaching deadline, Mr. White began to plan his essay.
2. Chased by the angry moose, the hikers scrambled to safety up a tree.
3. Baked to perfection, the chocolate chip cookies melted in your mouth.
4. Left unfinished on the easel, the artist's masterpiece remained a work in progress.
3. Another way to think about his pattern is to imagine an invisible "because" at the beginning:
1. (Because he) worried about the approaching deadline, Mr. White began to plan his essay.
2. (Because they were) chased by the angry moose, the hikers scrambled to safety up a tree.
4. The imaginary "because" tells WHY the second part of the sentence is true.
2. Review Notice and Note signposts
1. First group comes up with a clear explanation.
2. When you rotate to the poster:
1. What emoji or symbol would help you remember what this signpost means?
2. Add an example of this signpost to the poster. Make sure no one else has already added it.
3. When you return to your poster, generate questions for discussion based on what everyone noticed.
1. Make sure the questions are open-ended.
1. They can't be answered with yes or no
2. They can't be answered with one word
3. The answer is not obvious
4. Vocabulary word of the day

Homework:

1. 10 sentences with a past participle.
2. Membean