1. Select one person to be the team recorder.

2. Individuals click on this link to open the enlargement on their own computer.

3. Look closely for 30 seconds.

4. Brainstorm questions as a team for 10 minutes.

5. The team recorder will click on the + sign above this image to list the team questions in the order they are stated. Keep clicking on + to add more questions.

1. Select one person to be the team recorder.

2. Individuals click on this link to open the enlargement on their own computer.

3. Look closely for 30 seconds.

4. Brainstorm questions as a team for 10 minutes.

5. The team recorder will click on the + sign above this image to list the team questions in the order they are stated. Keep clicking on + to add more questions.

Each team will be assigned to one of the Sections on the right (A-B-C) to list their questions.

1. The directions in this Section are to be read only. DO NOT ADD COMMENTS HERE. Type your responses in your assigned team Section to the right.

2. Start by going to your team-numbered Section to the right and follow those directions to PRODUCE QUESTIONS.

1. Go back to your team list of questions to complete the following tasks.

2. Label question C for Closed and O for open by typing either a C or O after the question mark.

3. Take one closed question and change it into an open question. Type the new question in the same comment box as the old one.

4. Take one open question and change it into a closed question. Type the new question in the same comment box as the old one.

1. As a small group, you will vote for the three questions in your Section list that you consider most important to investigate further. 

2. Vote for your top three questions by clicking thumbs up on the comment posts you made in Section #1.

3. Share your top questions orally with the whole class. Tell us why you picked these questions.

4. Individually open the other team question list and add your vote to any of the questions that you think are important to investigate.

5. Class Discussion: Now that you have seen all the questions, do you have new ones to add? Why are the top priority questions important to this inquiry?

It guides students through primary source analysis in three steps: Observe, Reflect, and Question. When paired with the QFT process of Question and Reflect, it works best to rotate the skills to this sequence: Observe, Question, and Reflect.

The skill of reflection in the TPS program is used to describe the thinking skills of making inferences and interpreting evidence. QFT uses reflection to describe meta-cognition skills in which students are asked to think about their own thinking.

This is a teacher's guide with suggested prompts for each skill. You can access a blank fillable student worksheet to print or assign to students online.

1. Select one person to be the team recorder.

2. Individuals click on this link to open the enlargement on their own computer.

3. Look closely for 30 seconds.

4. Brainstorm questions as a team for 10 minutes.

5. The team recorder will click on the + sign above this image to list the team questions in the order they are stated. Keep clicking on + to add more questions.

How did other stories in the paper relate to bigger issues in the US? O

O-Why is she a lady instead of a man?

What does Teddy Roosevelt represent? O

Is Swanson a Democrat or Republican? C

C-Did this image have an impact?

Does that say South on her hat? C