Digging Deeper with New Literacies

Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global: Ask a Compelling Question

Marie Himes

• Work in groups of two or three.• Each group chooses one of the sample themes.• If your students were conducting a PBI Global on this

theme…– What kind of background knowledge and skills would

they need?– How would students learn this knowledge and skills?

• Post your group’s response on

Activity 1: Pick a theme!

http://padlet.com/mphimes/compellingquestion1

What makes a question compelling?A compelling question must…• spark the researcher's curiosity.• motivate the researcher to find an answer.• be of social importance.• align with the topic to be studied.• require an evidence-based, nuanced response.• be researchable.

Inverted Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy Source: Spires, H. A., Wiebe, E., Young, C. A., Hollebrands, K., & Lee, J. K. (2012).

Activity 2: Compelling or not?1. Where are there present volcanic hazards? OR

How do communities prepare for volcanic emergencies?

2. What is the Golden Ratio? ORHow is the Golden Ratio mathematically derived and in what ways does it appear in geometry, art, architecture, and biology?

3. How does free trade impact developing countries? ORWhy is free trade good?

4. Why have Shakespeare’s plays continued to be popular in contemporary societies? OR With which Shakespearean character do most

teenagers identify?

Activity 3: Develop compelling questions!• Work in groups from Activity 1.• Using your group’s theme from Activity 1…

- Choose THREE question stems.- Develop a compelling question using each

of the stems.• Debrief

- Reporter from each team shareso Their themeo One question stemo The compelling question for that stem

Activity 4: 3-2-1 Compelling Question Reflection

In your reflection, include• 3 things to keep in mind before conducting PBI Global

with your students.• 2 ways to support the development of compelling

questions.• 1 concept presented that needs clarification.Post your individual reflection on

http://padlet.com/mphimes/321CompellingQuestionReflection