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  • Teacher Toolbox
    • Thinking Routines
    • Comprehension Strategies
    • Metacognition Strategies
    • Discourse Strategies
    • Formative Assessments Strategies
  • Professional Resources
    • Common Core
    • Cultures of Thinking
    • Life-Long Learners
    • Reading & Vocabulary
    • Standards Based Grading
    • Writing
  • Our Journey
    • Hart Middle School
    • Reuther Middle School
    • Rochester High School
    • Van Hoosen Middle School
    • West Middle School
  • Creative Ideas
  • Conferences
    • Moving Learning Forward 2015 Conference
    • Moving Learning Forward 2014 Conference

Question Starts 
A routine for creating thought-provoking questions

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Description:
The Question Starts thinking routine gives students the opportunity to develop good questions that provoke thinking and inquiry into a topic. The purpose is to get at the complexity and depth of a topic.


How to Use the Strategy:

Access online instructions here at Harvard Project Zero.

See the routine in practice here at Harvard Project Zero.

Notes:
Initially, it’s best to work together as an entire group.  Once they understand the routine’s process, they can work in small groups or individually.   Each step in the routine can also rotate between whole group, small group, and individual.

Resources 
Download these resources to use in your classroom. 
Question Starts Template.docx
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