Topic: Level 1, 2, and 3 Questions There are different levels of questions in terms of difficulty: Level 1, 2, and 3.

Level 1 There is only 1 right answer. Example: List all of Edmond Dantes’ disguises / aliases. Answer: Where was Dantes’ imprisoned and for how long? Level 1 Words: define, identify, observe, list, point to, name, who, when, where

Level 2 Answers will vary. Example – Compare and contrast Abbe Faria’s views on seeking revenge and hate to Edmond’s own consuming desire to seek vengeance. Example—Infer what will happen once Merecedes and Dantes come face to face after 14 years of being apart. Answer: your answers will be slightly different from someone else’s answer. Level 2 Words: compare, contrast, infer, sequence, group,

Level 3 Answers will be based on opinion backed up by evidence. Generate discussion. Example: Predict whether Count will be truly at peace once he has sought revenge or will his drive to live be extinguished? Example: Dumas often writes of Edmond Dantès’s time in prison as if it were a death. Analyze the significance of this choice of language? Answer: answers will be different based on opinions. Level 3 Words: evaluate, judge, predict, imagine, analyze, speculate, hypothesize, create, plan, explain

Make Your Questions Count Your questions should be thought provoking, debatable, and/or able to get your peers to “dig deeper.” Do not create yes/no questions. Example: Should the Count have involved Mercedes and Fernand’s son Albert in his plan of revenge? Take the same question above and change it into a thought-provoking question. Argue whether the Count could have avoided using Albert to be “introduced” to Fernand and Mercedes. (Level 2) Evaluate the Count’s decision in Albert being a pawn in his plan of revenge? (Level 3)