Notice and Note 3 Big Questions

I was shocked when I read that hurricanes can last a few weeks. This is an example for which Big Question?

• Big Question 2: What did the author think I knew?

• Big Question 1: What surprised me?

• Big Question 3: What confirmed what I knew?

I was confused by the phrase "infrasonic hearing." This is an example for which Big Question?

• 2: What did the author think I already knew?

• 1: What surprised me?

• 3: What changed my opinion

• 1: What shocked me?

I had to rethink the fact that the Titanic could have had enough lifeboats to save everyone, but the designer chose not to because of how it looked.

• Big Question 1: What surprised me?

• Big Question 2: What did the author think I knew?

• Big Question 3: What challenged my thinking

The author assumed I knew what a hull was, but I did not. This is an example of which Big Question?

• Big Question 1: What surprised me?

• Big Question 2: What did the author think I knew?

• Big Question 3: What confirmed my thinking

When I learned that there were binoculars on the Titanic but they were in a locked room so they could not be used. This is an example of...

• Big Question 1: What surprised me?

• Big Question 2: What did the author think I knew?

• Big Question 3: What changed my thinking

At first I thought that the Titanic receieved zero warning messages, but now I know they actually got six from other boats in the area. This is an example of...

• Big Question 1: What surprised me?

• Big Question 2: What did the author think I knew?

• Big Question 3: What challenged or changed my thinking?

If the text leads you to reconsider a previous belief ("I had to rethink..."), you are being asked

• What did the author think I already knew?

• What surprised me?

• What changed, challenged, or confirmed what I already knew?

• None of the above

For nonfiction, all of the following are Big Questions EXCEPT

• What surprised me?

• What does the author think I already knew?

• What is the main idea?

• What challenged, changed, or confirmed what I already knew?

The question for nonfiction, "What did the author think I already knew?" is a way for us to do what?

• Stop reading
• Blame the author for what he assumes we know
• Solve an equation
• Turn and talk to a partner

If the author confirms what I already knew, I agree with what the text is saying.
True or False

• True
• False