Questioning by Alejandra Toledo https://padlet.com/ale_toledofigueroa/k2fkbnrjb4ih en-us 2017-11-21 03:47:31 UTC 2017-11-22 14:33:33 UTC hello@padlet.com Instructions ale_toledofigueroa https://padlet.com/ale_toledofigueroa/k2fkbnrjb4ih/wish/208954308 Here you have two different texts of beginner and intermediate level respectively.
Your task is the following:
- Choose one of the texts and create 5 appropriate scaffolding questions (ideally of different types).
- Briefly describe the expected response from students and eventual discussion for each of the questions. 
The texts were chosen for 9th graders' third unit of The Arts.]]> 2017-11-21 03:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ale_toledofigueroa/k2fkbnrjb4ih/wish/208954308 Text 2 ale_toledofigueroa https://padlet.com/ale_toledofigueroa/k2fkbnrjb4ih/wish/209437230 I have returned to my hometown of Wilson Creek after an absence of 10 years.
So many things have changed around here. When I left Wilson Creek, there was a small pond on the right as you left town. They have filled in this pond and they have built a large shopping mall there. A new post office has also been built just across from my old school.
There is a baseball stadium on the outskirts of Wilson Creek which has been changed completely. They have now added a new stand where probably a few thousand people could sit. It looks really great.
The biggest changes have taken place in the downtown area. They have pedestrianised the centre and you can't drive there anymore. A European-style fountain has been built and some benches have also been added along with a grassy area and a new street cafe.
My street looks just the same as it always has but a public library has been built in the next street along. There used to be a great park there but they have cut down all the trees which is a pity. The library now has a large green area in front of it but it's not the same as when the park was there.
Another improvement is the number of new restaurants that have opened in Wilson Creek. A Chinese and an Italian restaurant have opened in the town centre and a Mexican restaurant has opened near my home. Which is where I am going tonight!
Source: http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/reading/3r3-changes-in-town.php
]]> 2017-11-22 13:15:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ale_toledofigueroa/k2fkbnrjb4ih/wish/209437230 Question #1 Literal ale_toledofigueroa https://padlet.com/ale_toledofigueroa/k2fkbnrjb4ih/wish/209437856 What is the change made in the downtown area?

-  They have pedestrianised the centre, which means that now it is a place where people can only walk instead of driving a car.

Aim of the question: check literal comprehension of the text.]]> 2017-11-22 13:18:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ale_toledofigueroa/k2fkbnrjb4ih/wish/209437856 Question #2 ale_toledofigueroa https://padlet.com/ale_toledofigueroa/k2fkbnrjb4ih/wish/209438848 Would you say that the writer prefers his street as how it was or how it is now?

- Based on how the writer used the expressions "it's a pity" and "but it's not the same as when the park was there", we can understand that he prefers his street as it was before the building of the public library.

Questions concerned with how writers say what they mean]]> 2017-11-22 13:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ale_toledofigueroa/k2fkbnrjb4ih/wish/209438848 Question #3 ale_toledofigueroa https://padlet.com/ale_toledofigueroa/k2fkbnrjb4ih/wish/209438962 According to what you read, what is the kind of food that the writer likes the most?

- Based on the text, the writer prefers Mexican food because from all the new restaurants in the city he is going to a Mexican restaurant that night.

Aim of the question: Drawing inferences.
]]> 2017-11-22 13:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ale_toledofigueroa/k2fkbnrjb4ih/wish/209438962 Question #4 ale_toledofigueroa https://padlet.com/ale_toledofigueroa/k2fkbnrjb4ih/wish/209439013 What do you think about the desappearance of the pond and the building of a large shopping mall?

- Each student has the opportunity to give his/her opinion in relation to urban issues and human intervention in the environment.

Questions of evaluation]]> 2017-11-22 13:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ale_toledofigueroa/k2fkbnrjb4ih/wish/209439013 Question #5 ale_toledofigueroa https://padlet.com/ale_toledofigueroa/k2fkbnrjb4ih/wish/209439125 Which place would you like to know in Wilson Creek? Why?

- Each student has the chance to express him/herself and say which of the places mentioned and described in the text would they like to visit.

Questions of personal response
]]> 2017-11-22 13:22:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ale_toledofigueroa/k2fkbnrjb4ih/wish/209439125 Participants: Alejandra 100% ale_toledofigueroa https://padlet.com/ale_toledofigueroa/k2fkbnrjb4ih/wish/209445631 2017-11-22 13:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ale_toledofigueroa/k2fkbnrjb4ih/wish/209445631 Reflection ale_toledofigueroa https://padlet.com/ale_toledofigueroa/k2fkbnrjb4ih/wish/209445873 As I have been Teacher Assistant for the last 2 years, I have prepared a lot of tests and class materials for many courses and checking Reading Comprehension is one of the main focus of the questions I prepare, so I am aware of the importance of including a variety of different questions after (or even before) a text. With the content of this Collaborative Inquiry I have reinforced my knowledge about questioning and the role that questions have in reading comprehension and checking understanding. ]]> 2017-11-22 13:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ale_toledofigueroa/k2fkbnrjb4ih/wish/209445873