Question Formulation Technique - Ashton Madeline + Eli

QUESTIONS

1. Does social power still exist? C X
2. What is socal power? O
3. What are different classes? O
4. Why is social power important? O 
5. How does marrying out of your class affect you?  O
6. How does rejecting a proposal affect you? O
7. Which characters go against the norm? O
8. Which characters help define this norm in society? O X
9. Why does Darcy not want to marry Elizabeth? O
10. How does Mr. Collin's proposal help illuminate social power? O
11. Why does Mrs. Bennet think Elizabeth should marry Mr. Collins? O
12. How does social power demonstrate the Mrs. + Mr. Bennet's difference in values? O 
13. Should social power [gender and class] be an issue? C X

X -- we selected these three questions because we felt they were all relevant to society then and today. 

We will use our questions to think deeper into the novel and hopefully that will help us get a better understanding of it.

ADVANTAGE - Close-ended:

• Easy to answer
• Straight to the point 

DISADVANTAGE - Close-ended:

• No follow up 
• Cannot elaborate on your answer 

ADVANTAGE - Open-ended:

• Explain answer 
• Defend answer 
• There's not always one right answer 

DISADVANTAGE - Close-ended:

• Can be over extended 
• More likely to say something wrong 

We learned that there are different types of questions that allow you to express different answers. It is valuable because it helps you think about the novel in a different way. It also can help during exams.