PLUS

P – Preparation and Planning

What is the central idea?

What is the big question?

What do I hope to find out at the end of it?

What do I know already? The more you know, the better questions you will ask.

Brainstorming

Can I draw a picture or a concept map of my topic, and what I want to know? Have I brainstormed the topic with my peers, or on my own? What questions do I need to ask? What are my key words?

Exhibition

Working independently –

Have your own central idea

Need to work out your lines of inquiry - your questions

Brainstorming

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Alone or with the group

Write down all your ideas

No judgement – all ideas are good

Some that seem the most way out may yield the best questions

PYP Exhibition

Need to be looking at all the elements of the PYP – Concepts Skills Attitudes ActionLearner Profile Themes

Brainstorm!

Then from the brainstorming pose good questions.

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What are good questions?

Questions that you cannot answer with yes, no, or a simple fact.

Questions that lead to other questions

Questions that make you think, analyze, evaluate, synthesize

Key words

From your questions, you can draw key words – words that will help you to search on a search engine, in an index, in an encyclopedia, when you are skimming or scanning to see if that information is useful for you.

What research do I need to do?

Your brainstorming, questioning and key words will have helped you to find what you need to research – now you move on to the L of PLUS

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