Icebreaker Questions on Choice
- If you could be anyone in this world, other than yourself, who would you be?
- If you could create one life, what would it be?
- When does free will end and fate begin?
- If you were mayor of your town, what would you do?
How do you write a discussion question?
Strong discussion questions are anchored to a specific event, scene and/or quote from a text. You should start your discussion questions by pointing your group members of a specific piece of evidence. Possible sentence starters: ▪ “On page ____, I was interested in the scene where _______________________.”
What is a good discussion?
Stay attentive and focus on what is being said. Identify the main ideas being discussed. Think about how it relates to the main idea/ theme of the tutorial discussion. Listen with an open mind and be receptive to new ideas and points of view.
How to formulate discussion questions?
1. Ask Open-Ended Questions. Strong open-ended questions guide our thoughts without expecting specific answers. Asking an open-ended question is like
- 2. Think about Community.
- 3. More Questions = More Participation.
- 4. Offer Incentive (Grade the Discussion)
- and this requires not putting people on the defensive.
- Don’t set traps.
- Ask open-ended questions.
- Be grateful.
- Avoid stress.
- Avoid being too direct.
How to ask the right question in the right way?
Avoid asking rhetorical questions. A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question.
What are some open ended questions?
Perhaps the most famous (or infamous) open-ended question is “How does this make you feel?” or some variation thereof. This has become a cliché in both journalism and therapy. The reason it is so widely used is that it’s so effective. In journalism, stories are all about people and how they are affected by events.
