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Level Three Questions (Experience Based) Readers think beyond what the text states. Answers are based on reader’s prior knowledge &experience and will vary. Words found in these questions include: Level 3 Statement Predict how Charlie Gordon will change his operation in Flowers for Algernon. (English) Imagine you were a soldier fighting in the Civil War. How would you feel? (History) Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to the find the measurement of this triangle. (Math) Diagram the stages of photosynthesis and predict how long each takes. (Science) Academic Conversation with Prompts To help you focus on key questions, main idea, theme, topic, of a discussion or blog, use this resource to guide your answers and questions of others ideas. Communication Skills Prompting Responding Elaborate & Clarify Can you elaborate on ___? What do you mean by ___? Can you tell me more about _____? What you think that? Can you clarify the part _______? Can you be more specific? How so? I’d love to hear more about _____. How does that connect to ___? I wonder if … Can you unpack that for me? (explain your thought process) I am a little confused about the part.... How/Why is that important? of course, without judgment!) I think it means that …. In other words …. I believe that …. An analogy for this might be …. It is important because it is similar to when …. Support Ideas with Examples (from this text, other texts, the world, or life) Can you given an example from the text? Can you show me where it says _____? According to the author … One case showed … An example from my life… For instance …
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