How to develop questions?• In History, we ask a lot of questions…but

which ones are really important?• When you think of history, what questions are

you used to be asked?• This game will help you understand what

questions we’ll be dealing with in 8th grade this year.

“Google Questions”

Topic: Cardinals

Level 1Where do

the Cardinals Play?

Who is the Cardinals manager?

When was the last time the Cardinals

won the World Series?

Who are the Cardinals

playing right now?

Topic: Cardinals

Level 2Can you

explain the Cardinals regular season? Why did the

Cardinals lose last night?

How do Adam

Wainwright and Michael

Wacha compare as

pitchers?

Can you summarize last nights

game?

Topic: Cardinals

Level 3

Are the Cardinals the

greatest organization of the 21st century

Should manager Mike Matheny lose his job if the

Cardinals fail to make the Playoffs?

Can you argue that

the Cardinals are the most

overrated franchise in Baseball?

What is your prediction for

how many championships the Cardinals will win in the next 10 years?

So lets practice…• At your table I will shout out a topic (ex:

Cardinals) and a type of question (ex. Level 1)• You will then rotate clockwise and create a

question for that topic. Whoever cannot come up with an appropriate question, is out for that round

• The winner is the last one standing• Hint: Use your Questioning Sheet to help with

questions

So lets practice…• We will do a practice Socratic over SmartPhones

based on this question:– Are SmartPhones making people smarter or dumber?

• Read SmartPhones article you picked up in class. Highlight parts of the article that reinforce your opinion/could be brought up in the Socratic

• In the margins, write notes and/or questions you have about the topic– With questions, focus on Level 3 opinion questions