Effective Questions
Helping Students Think Deeply
Topdown Topic Web
Two Column Notes on Effective Questioning
Click here for Two Column Notes that I have scaffolded for you. Make a copy to so you can add more info, as needed.
Bloom's Taxonomy
Flip It and Reverse It
Bloom's Question Stems
Question stems to move students to deeper thinking and understanding.
Bloom's Question Stems-From The Key Comprehension Routine: Grades 4-12
Students can write questions for each other in the different categories.
Bloom's Question Stems Anchor Poster
Bloom's Vocabulary From The Key Comprehension Routine: Grades 4-12
These would also be great vocabulary words for your interactive notebooks.
Gradual Release (I do, We do, You do) Model of Instruction-From The Key Comprehension Routine: Grades 4-12
Classroom Culture
Texts
- Do our questions lead students to understand the lesson objectives/standards?
- Are we doing all the talking?
Testing Vocabulary
- Are we using the same ELA vocabulary/terminology in our instruction/questioning as NCDPI uses in the EOGs?
- Are we using the same types of questions in our classroom assessments as the students will see on the EOGS?

