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A Couple of Caveats:
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I do not recommend starting the Quality Question Club (QQ Club) in your classroom until a month or more into the school year. Give yourself time to establish your relationships and routines before adding this component.
A week before introducing the QQ Club, tally the numbers of questions and quality questions asked in class. Do this in a public way with tally marks, but do not explain what you are doing. Use this to capture their curiosity and, later, give a rational for starting the QQ Club. |
K.I.S.S. Lesson Format:
Let's start with a Keep It Simple Silly style lesson plan:
Concepts can be taught through both definition and examples (and counterexamples)
Concepts can be taught through both definition and examples (and counterexamples)
- Quality questions need defined through a rubric, and students need to hear/read examples
- Counter examples are shown as a 1 and 2 in a four point rubric
- Have students practice Quality Questions in small groups of 5
- One "teacher" (have prepared mini-lessons they read/show), two judges using rubric, two learners asking QQ.
- rotate roles
- Teach and have students write 2-4 QQ based on mini lesson
- Collect their questions and assess for the next day
Introduction to the Quality Question Club Lesson
First, three documents are shared with students electronically or in hard copy.
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Introductory page/poster
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What a Quality Question Looks-Sounds-Feels Like
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Quality Question Club 7th Grade Rubric
Detailed Lesson Plan
The lesson shown below has a one or two period option