1. Arthur Costa’s Model of Intellectual Functioning in Three Levels
How to write thoughtful questions!

2. Why is it important to know how to develop thought-provoking questions?
To keep a dialogue going (with others and with a text)
To help point out what is important and why it is important in a text or topic
To see connections between different parts and how they fit together
To better understand what question and prompts are asking
To stimulate critical thinking

3. Level 1 Questions Defining Describing Identifying Listing Naming
Observing
Reciting
Scanning

4. Level 1 Questions What is the definition of “indigenous”? (definition)
Who is the narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird? (identification)
What characters appear in chapter 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird? (list)

5. Level 2 Questions Analyzing Comparing Contrasting Grouping Inferring
Sequencing
Synthesizing
What words should be defined?

6. Level 2 Questions
How does Rainsford’s interaction with Zaroff reveal his sense of morality?
(analysis)
If To Kill a Mockingbird is partly inspired by the Scottsboro Boys, what do you think will happen in the story?
(inference)
How do Rainsford and Zaroff differ in their attitudes toward hunting?
(contrast)

7. Level 3 Questions Applying a principle Evaluating Hypothesizing
Predicting
Judging
Speculating
Imagining
What words should be defined?

8. Level 3 Questions
Are any of the characters in “The Most Dangerous Game” moral?
(Judgment)
What do you think happens to Rainsford when he wakes up after killing Zaroff?
(Speculation)

9. Determine the level of the following questions about Chapter 1 of TKAM
Who is telling the story?
Why do you think the story is being told?
What are the effects on the story from having it told from a child’s point of view?
Level 1 (identifying)
Level 3 (speculating)
Level 2 (inferring)

10. Determine the level of the following questions about Chapter 1 of TKAM
Why does the author make an allusion to FDR’s Inaugural speech in the first chapter?
When Dill first meets Scout and Jem, he says, “’I’m Charles Baker Harris,’ he said. ‘I can read.’” What is the significance of such an introduction?
Level 2 (inferring)
Level 3 (evaluating)

11. Determine the level of the following questions about Chapter 1 of TKAM
The author uses imagery to describe the Radley house. What might this description foreshadow? Explain your answer.
Level 3 (predicting)

12. Your turn to develop questions for Chapter 2!