EQs

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

These are questions that touch our hearts and souls. They are central to our lives and help to define what it means to be human. Essential Questions address deeper issues that appeal to a variety of viewpoints, defying one simple answer.

The most significant thoughts during our lives will address ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS.

Here are some sample essential questions that address the topic of being a student:

What does it mean to be a good student?
What kind of student shall I be?
What are my responsibilities as a student?
What are my rights as a student?
How shall I treat my fellow students?
How shall I interact with my instructors?
How can I be successful as a learner?
What can I learn about life from the lessons I receive in classrooms?
What lessons do I learn outside of classrooms?
How can I choose my educational path?

Some of the universal truths ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS focus upon are:

Life - Death - Fate - Free Will - Purpose - Truth - Identity - Faith
Love - Companionship - Betrayal - Forgiveness - Redemption - Isolation
Choice - Integrity - Courage - Temptation - Leadership - Greed
Addiction - Obsession - Fortitude - Honour - Memory
Imagination - Invention - Inspiration - Wisdom

The greatest texts deal with ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS in some manner; if they did not, these texts would not be considered truly great.

To access some of the ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS in a text, ask "What are some of the BIG questions about life addressed by the author of this text?" Consider the "universal truths" list as you develop your own questions about a text.

Essential Questions can consist of:
Elaborating Questions (Developing beyond, digging into a text)
Clarification Questions
Hypothetical "What if" Questions (What might have happened...?)
Strategic Questions (Getting at a specific point)
Probing Questions (Moving beyond the surface of a text)
Inventive Questions
Planning Questions

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