Practice with Knowledge Questions

Task: Identify a real life situation and write a knowledge question that is relevant to it
using the chart above. Be ready to turn in / share in class.
TIP: Remember that a real life situation can come from almost anywhere and be almost
any thing: a data set, a news story, an editorial, a trend, a cultural phenomenon, an
artifact (including songs, films, pieces of art, etc.), an historical event, a personal
experience, etc. Pick something that is of genuine interest to you. Note: This activity
follows exactly the first steps in preparing for the oral presentation.
1. Briefly describe / summarize the real life situation you have identified:

2. What is your source for your RLS? Cite article, website, etc.:

3. Identify one or more relevant knowledge concepts/issues.

4. Keeping in mind the three characteristics of a good knowledge question, write one for
your RLS.