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1. Click on the image below to enlarge it.

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

3. Citation Notes: The link below leads to a document containing many sources regarding Native Americans (also called Indians). There were more than 100 different tribes in the American West that each had a unique languages and culture. Some were nomadic (move from place to place) and others settled and were famers. All suffered when American settlers moved West.

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Create a new document and edit with others at the same time -- from your computer, phone or tablet. Get stuff done with or without an internet connection. Use Docs to edit Word files. Free from Google.

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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.

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Step 1: Review the rules for asking questions 

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Step 1: Review the rules for asking questions 

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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Extension: Optional                                   Step 7: Further Investigation 

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Extension: Optional                                   Step 7: Further Investigation 

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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!

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The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) was created by The Right Question Institute

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The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) was created by The Right Question Institute

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Visit rightquestion.org for free resources and more information!

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Here are some notes, resources, and how-to's to help you create your own virtual QFT using Padlet

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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.

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Blue posts: Directions that outline the steps of the QFT
Purple posts: Tips and How-tos on using Padlet for the QFT

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This one may work better in completely asynchronous settings!

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I learned so much!

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Or, students can respond with audio or video:

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Or, students can respond with audio or video:

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I learned some new padlet features!

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Watch: Guide to Posting in Written, Audio, or Video Forms

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Watch: Guide to Posting in Written, Audio, or Video Forms

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Learn how students can respond in multiple modes. Also, hear a couple ideas for alternative ideas and variations on the QFT steps.

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Where did the whites live before arriving to this land?

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Where did the whites live before arriving to this land?

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yp - C

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What changed to the lives of both the native americans and the settlers before and after arriving to the land. 

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What changed to the lives of both the native americans and the settlers before and after arriving to the land. 

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yp - O

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What are some specific regions that they lived after arriving to this land?

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What are some specific regions that they lived after arriving to this land?

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ZC - C

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What are some name of the native tribes that were living there first?

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What are some name of the native tribes that were living there first?

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ZC - C

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yp - O

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Why is the westward expansion significant to us living in the present?

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Why is the westward expansion significant to us living in the present?

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yp - O

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What kind of relationship did they have with native tribes?

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What kind of relationship did they have with native tribes?

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ZC - O

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Which historical events are caused by westward expansion? 

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Which historical events are caused by westward expansion? 

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ZC - C

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How did they treat the native americans?

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How did they treat the native americans?

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ZC - O

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How did the lives of the native americans differ to the settler's lives?

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How did the lives of the native americans differ to the settler's lives?

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yp - O

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What did the Native Americans and the settlers mainly disagree about?

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What did the Native Americans and the settlers mainly disagree about?

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1. I don't think I learned anything important but I got some basic information about the westward expansion
2. I learned it through the sources given.
3. I got more interests in how everything changed including the lives of the people.

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What did you discover through this process?
- Through this process, I could learn how to generate some questions and expand my thinkings by QFT.
How did you learn it?
- I learned with using QFT.
Has what you wanted to learn shifted after this lesson? How?
- I want to learn more details about the westward expansion and I think QFT is pretty good method to use.

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I learned how to make questions and learn about the westward expansion.

I learned it while I was thinking about the questions and by the video.

I got more interested on westwared expansion

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What were the pros and cons of this technology?