Lesson 3 - Thought-Provoking Questions

• Thought-Provoking Questions

  • open-ended
  • causes you to think seriously about something
  • interesting ideas that makes you think a lot
  • usually starts with “why” or “how”
• Panel Discussion - group of people discussing a topic in front of audience (doesn’t require to participate)
• Open Forum - talks about feelings (requires to participate)
• TYPES OF THOUGHT-PROVOKING QUESTIONS:

  1. PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS
  2. COMPARE AND CONTRAST
  3. INTERPRETIVE OR EVALUATIVE
  4. CONCEPTUAL CHANGES
  5. PERSONAL EXPLORATION
  6. MORAL OR ETHICAL DILEMMAS
• PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS - It is a question that makes a person assess, diagnose, and think of a possible action.
• COMPARE AND CONTRAST- It is a question about similarities and differences between ideas
• INTERPRETIVE or EVALUATIVE- It is a question about the intention or goal of the author or character
• CONCEPTUAL CHANGES - It is a question based on self reflection, or opinion.
• Personal Exploration - It is a question based on one’s idea or exploration based on personal connection with the subject
• Ethical or Moral Dilemmas - It is a question that makes the other person think about whether something is morally or ethically correct.