Questions

<p><i>Questions</i>, a book in the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grades 4-6, asks students challenging questions that will change the way they look at their world. The books in Prufrock's new Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kits employ a differentiated, integrated curriculum based on broad themes. This all-in-one curriculum helps teachers save planning time, ensure compliance with national standards, and most importantly, pique their students' natural excitement and interest in discovery.<br><br>By participating in the wide variety of activities in the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grades 4-6, students will question the world around them and gain a lifelong desire to learn. Students will learn about Socrates and his ideas about questioning. And, the Five W's are examined as students gather information to put together a school newspaper. Students also will examine a new type of comedy as they are challenged to create humorous scenes by only asking questions. These activities will help students gain an understanding about how our society has evolved due to people who were bold enough to ask questions.<br><br><i>Questions</i>, along with the other books in the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grades 4-6 (<i>Balances</i>, <i>Choices</i>, <i>Explorations</i>, and <i>Viewpoints</i>), makes teaching advanced learners easier!<br><br>Grades 4-6 <br><br>This curriculum unit makes use of the following great children's literature books:</p><ul> <li> <i>Because of Winn-Dixie</i> by Kate DiCamillo;</li> <li> <i>Fountains of Life: The Story of Deep-Sea Vents</i> by Elizabeth Tayntor Gowell;</li> <li> <i>Slippery, Splendid Sea Creatures</i> by Madelyn Wood Carlisle; and</li> <li>one or more of the following books: <i>Mistakes That Worked</i> by Charlotte Foltz Jones, <i>Brainstorm!: The Stories of Twenty American Kid Inventors</i> by Tom Tucker, <i>Accidents May Happen: 50 Inventions Discovered by Mistakes</i> by Charlotte Foltz Jones, or <i>The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle: And Other Surprising Stories About Inventions</i> by Don L. Wulffson.</li> </ul> Planning Materials Page Unit Planner and Overview Enduring Understandings and Generalizations Guiding Questions Activities 1. Pre-Assessment 2. What Did He Mean by That? 3. It’s All About a Dog 4. Socratic Questions 5. Six Questions Every Reporter Asks 6. Questionable Humor 7. Questions in Poetry 8. What Are Hidden Questions? 9. 20 Questions 10. What’s My Number? 11. Where Did It Come From? 12. What’s on the Bottom? 13. How Is Together Better? 14. Who Turned Out the Lights? 15. How Does It Work? 16. Answers Before Questions? 17. Questions of the Past, Present, Future 18. Post-Assessment Attachments 1. Shakespearean Quotes 2. Group Evaluation Rubric 3. Evaluation Rubric 4. Blank Evaluation Rubric 5. Presentation Rubric 6. Six Hat Thinking 7. Journal Assembly 8. Questions in Comedy 9. Styles of Poetry 10. All About Debate 11. Generalizations Rubric 12. Flashlight Examination 13. Electrical Circuit Checklists Page Vocabulary and Materials Dimensions, Gifted Strategies, and TEKS National Standards