{"id":2221,"date":"2018-06-07T20:20:12","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T20:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-wm-englishcomposition1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2221"},"modified":"2018-08-06T15:24:50","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T15:24:50","slug":"asking-questions","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-englishcomposition1-2\/chapter\/asking-questions\/","title":{"raw":"Asking Questions","rendered":"Asking Questions"},"content":{"raw":"Asking questions is a form of prewriting that allows you to:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>ask questions to develop a perspective on a subject that you think you want to write about.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>narrow a subject that you already have chosen.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>determine whether it's feasible to pursue your chosen subject, especially if you're doing a research paper.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2255 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3033\/2018\/05\/10163542\/CW-OER-Asking-Questions-290x300.png\" alt=\"decorative image\" width=\"290\" height=\"300\" \/><\/h4>\r\n<h4>Ask Questions to Develop a Perspective on a Subject<\/h4>\r\nAsk the journalist's \"who,\" \"what,\" \"when,\" \"where,\" \"why\" and \"how\" in order to:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\u00a0get a sense of the subject's scope<\/li>\r\n \t<li>determine\u00a0how\u00a0you may want to approach the subject ( the angle that makes sense for you to take when thinking about the subject)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4>Ask Questions to Narrow a Subject<\/h4>\r\nAsk questions about your subject and use the answer to activate another question until you come to a question that is a good stopping place (a focused question that you know you can research, or a focused question that you can answer on your own with examples and details).\r\n\r\n<strong>For example:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Subject: Education<\/strong>\r\n<table class=\"table\" style=\"height: 112px\" summary=\"table cells are read left to right, top to bottom\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<th style=\"height: 14px\">Possible Questions<\/th>\r\n<th style=\"height: 14px\">Possible Answers<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">Education in what country?<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">the U.S.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">What level of U.S. education?<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">education for children<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">What level of childhood education?<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">Head Start<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">What do I want to know about it?<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">special programs<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">Any particular programs?<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">reading readiness<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">How effective are Head Start<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">(and so on...)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">or reading readiness programs?<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">(and so on...)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nor\r\n\r\n<strong>Subject: Education<\/strong>\r\n<table class=\"table\" summary=\"table cells are read left to right, top to bottom\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Possible Questions<\/th>\r\n<th>Possible Answers<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Education for whom?<\/td>\r\n<td>college students<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>What type of college student?<\/td>\r\n<td>adult, returning student<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>What problems do adult returning students face?<\/td>\r\n<td>(and so on...)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nAs you develop a \"chain,\" using each answer to generate another question, your subject both narrows in scope and becomes more complex, which is more appropriate for a college-level essay which requires some depth of thought.\r\n<h4>Once you have a few subjects that you think might be appropriate for further development into essays or research papers, ask questions to determine each subject's feasibility:<\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>What exactly do I know about the subject?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Where did I get my knowledge (first-hand experience, books, television, newspapers, discussions with others, etc.)?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Will my knowledge yield sufficient examples and details for me to write in some depth about this subject, or will I have to do some additional research? That is, if I want to write about this subject, what else do I need to know?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Where can I find additional information if I need more? Books? Magazines? Journals? Interviews with co-workers or\u00a0family members? Personal observations?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n(this page's text \u00a9 Empire State College)","rendered":"<p>Asking questions is a form of prewriting that allows you to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ask questions to develop a perspective on a subject that you think you want to write about.<\/li>\n<li>narrow a subject that you already have chosen.<\/li>\n<li>determine whether it&#8217;s feasible to pursue your chosen subject, especially if you&#8217;re doing a research paper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2255 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3033\/2018\/05\/10163542\/CW-OER-Asking-Questions-290x300.png\" alt=\"decorative image\" width=\"290\" height=\"300\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>Ask Questions to Develop a Perspective on a Subject<\/h4>\n<p>Ask the journalist&#8217;s &#8220;who,&#8221; &#8220;what,&#8221; &#8220;when,&#8221; &#8220;where,&#8221; &#8220;why&#8221; and &#8220;how&#8221; in order to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0get a sense of the subject&#8217;s scope<\/li>\n<li>determine\u00a0how\u00a0you may want to approach the subject ( the angle that makes sense for you to take when thinking about the subject)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Ask Questions to Narrow a Subject<\/h4>\n<p>Ask questions about your subject and use the answer to activate another question until you come to a question that is a good stopping place (a focused question that you know you can research, or a focused question that you can answer on your own with examples and details).<\/p>\n<p><strong>For example:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subject: Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"table\" style=\"height: 112px\" summary=\"table cells are read left to right, top to bottom\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<th style=\"height: 14px\">Possible Questions<\/th>\n<th style=\"height: 14px\">Possible Answers<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">Education in what country?<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">the U.S.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">What level of U.S. education?<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">education for children<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">What level of childhood education?<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">Head Start<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">What do I want to know about it?<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">special programs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">Any particular programs?<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">reading readiness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">How effective are Head Start<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">(and so on&#8230;)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">or reading readiness programs?<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 14px\">(and so on&#8230;)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subject: Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"table\" summary=\"table cells are read left to right, top to bottom\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Possible Questions<\/th>\n<th>Possible Answers<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Education for whom?<\/td>\n<td>college students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>What type of college student?<\/td>\n<td>adult, returning student<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>What problems do adult returning students face?<\/td>\n<td>(and so on&#8230;)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>As you develop a &#8220;chain,&#8221; using each answer to generate another question, your subject both narrows in scope and becomes more complex, which is more appropriate for a college-level essay which requires some depth of thought.<\/p>\n<h4>Once you have a few subjects that you think might be appropriate for further development into essays or research papers, ask questions to determine each subject&#8217;s feasibility:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>What exactly do I know about the subject?<\/li>\n<li>Where did I get my knowledge (first-hand experience, books, television, newspapers, discussions with others, etc.)?<\/li>\n<li>Will my knowledge yield sufficient examples and details for me to write in some depth about this subject, or will I have to do some additional research? That is, if I want to write about this subject, what else do I need to know?<\/li>\n<li>Where can I find additional information if I need more? Books? Magazines? Journals? Interviews with co-workers or\u00a0family members? 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