# data[].attributes.body
1. Click on the image below to enlarge it.

2.  Observe the primary source image closely and silently for 30 seconds.

3. Citation Notes: When settlers moved West, they took land that had previously never been owned by a single person. Animals and nomadic Native Americans could travel when and where they pleased. Several important businesses grew up once settlers moved in: cattle herding, cattle or sheep ranching, and farming. Ranchers and farmers wanted to protect their pasture land and crops from animals. To do so they needed barriers which would keep them out. Cattle herders, relied on access to free land and watering holes and streams, which fences kept them out of. This inevitably led to conflicts, which sometimes turned deadly.

# data[].attributes.body
1. Double click anywhere on this page to post a question.

2. In the Title section, type your question exactly as it first comes to mind.

3. In the Write Something section, type your first and last initial.

4. When finished, click again anywhere on this web page to post another question.

5. Read the questions other people have posted. Feel free to add new, but related questions as "comments" on a question someone else posted.

6. Keep asking questions until time is up.

# data[].attributes.headline
Step 1: Review the rules for asking questions 

# data[].attributes.subject
Step 1: Review the rules for asking questions 

# data[].attributes.body
1.     Ask as many questions as you can

2.     Do not stop to discuss, judge or answer the questions

3.     Write down every question exactly as it first comes to mind

4.     Change any statements into a question

THINK: What might be difficult in following those 4 rules? Add a comment to this post if you'd like to share.

# data[].attributes.body
Review the questions that you asked. Find at least one to label “C” for closed questions or and at least one to label “O” for open-ended questions.

Closed questions: can be answered with “yes” or “no” or with one word.

Open-ended questions: require an explanation and cannot be answered with "yes”, “no”, or one word.

Then, edit your post using the pencil symbol and in the "write something" section, next to your initials, label it C or O.

THINK: What are the advantages and disadvantages of asking each type of question? (optional) Use the Add Comment chat box icon for this post, if you'd like to share an advantage or disadvantage you see for Open and/or Closed questions.  Add your first and last initial after any comments that you make.

# data[].attributes.body
1. Read through all of the questions that have been posted. Pick the three questions that you feel most curious about.

2. Click on the heart icon at the bottom of a post to "vote" for it as a priority question.

3. THINK: What were your reasons for selecting those three?  (optional) Click on the Add Comment chat box icon on this post if you'd like to share your rationale and reflect on your choices. Don't forget to add your initials at the end of your comment!

# data[].attributes.body
Directions:

1. What did you discover through this process?

2. How did you learn it?

3. Has what you wanted to learn shifted after this lesson? How?

Double click to post a reflection comment anywhere on this page.

# data[].attributes.headline
Extension: Optional                                   Step 7: Further Investigation 

# data[].attributes.subject
Extension: Optional                                   Step 7: Further Investigation 

# data[].attributes.body
If you were going to answer your three priority questions right now, what are some possible next steps or avenues for investigation and further exploration?

If you have a next step related to a specific priority question, click on the Add Comment chat box icon to post a comment on that specific question.

Or, if you'd like to share one idea for next steps more generally (not related to just one priority question), click on the Add Comment icon on this post to post your ideas.

Please add your initials at the end of your comments!

# data[].attributes.headline
The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) was created by The Right Question Institute

# data[].attributes.subject
The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) was created by The Right Question Institute

# data[].attributes.body
Visit rightquestion.org for free resources and more information!

# data[].attributes.body
Here are some notes, resources, and how-to's to help you create your own virtual QFT using Padlet

# data[].attributes.body
Check out this video from 2 geeky teachers, aka Michelle Pearson and Laura Israelsen, 2 educators from Colorado who have put together MANY resources on how to use Padlet and other tech tools. Their webinar series is hosted by Teaching with Primary Sources Western Region.

# data[].attributes.body
Blue posts: Directions that outline the steps of the QFT
Purple posts: Tips and How-tos on using Padlet for the QFT

# data[].attributes.body
This one may work better in completely asynchronous settings!

# data[].attributes.body
I learned so much!

# data[].attributes.headline
Or, students can respond with audio or video:

# data[].attributes.subject
Or, students can respond with audio or video:

# data[].attributes.body
I learned some new padlet features!

# data[].attributes.headline
Watch: Guide to Posting in Written, Audio, or Video Forms

# data[].attributes.subject
Watch: Guide to Posting in Written, Audio, or Video Forms

# data[].attributes.body
Learn how students can respond in multiple modes. Also, hear a couple ideas for alternative ideas and variations on the QFT steps.

# data[].attributes.headline
What purpose did people made the bared wire？

# data[].attributes.subject
What purpose did people made the bared wire？

# data[].attributes.body
what are these made up

# data[].attributes.body
TK

# data[].attributes.body
TK

# data[].attributes.headline
what sort of danger did they faced that made them to make barbed wire?

# data[].attributes.subject
what sort of danger did they faced that made them to make barbed wire?

# data[].attributes.body
D.K

# data[].attributes.body
J.S