Question Brainstormer 

	Topic Sample:  Civil War	
Which one? 
Collect information to make an informed choice. 
Example: Which 20th Century president did the most . ,to promote civil rights? 
	Which battle of the Civil War was the most important to the North or South? 
	
 How? 
Understand problems and perspectives, weigh options, and propose solutions. 
Example: How should we solve the problem of water pollution in our neighborhood? 
	How could the war have been prevented? 
	
What if? 
Use the knowledge you have to pose a hypothesis and consider options. 
Example: What if the Declaration of Independence abolished slavery? 
	What if the South would have won the Civil War? 
	
Should? 
Make a moral or practical decision based on evidence.

Example: Should we clone humans?	Should the confederate flag be banned? 
	
Why?
Understand and explain relationships to get to the essence of a complicated issue.
Example: Why do people abuse children?	Why did the Civil War occur?	

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From: Springfield Township High School Virtual Library, Joyce Valenza
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/questbrain.html