Your job is to create a list of questions that your group might want to discuss about this part of the book. Don’t worry about details. Your task is to help people talk over the BIG IDEAS in the reading and share their reactions. Usually the best discussion questions come from your own thoughts, feelings, and concerns as you read. Remember that your questions should have answers that cannot be found in the book.
You should post at least 5 questions for your sections. When you post them it is up to you to have a discussion with the group and have them answer the questions. You can also discuss the questions with your group and take notes on the answers and then post it all together.
Here is what a posted question should look like (notice questions are in BOLD and answers are not. Also Put your name when you answer a question.)
Which character do you like the best so far, and why?
Jack: I really like Hermoine. She is so smart and has a huge memory. She always looks at a problem, analyzes it, and then solves it. She reminds me of my big brother who is also really smart. As a character she was very serious at first, but she can be silly too.
Sam: I like Ron the best. I relate to him as he is very sporty, always getting into trouble and stands up for his friends. I pride myself on being a good friend and I think Ron would be a good friend too.
Here are some questions to ask yourself when you are reading the section of the book.
What were you thinking about as you read?
What did the text make you think about?
What do you think this text/passage was about?
How might other people (of different backgrounds) think about this text/passage?
What one question would you ask the writer if you got the chance? Why?
What are the most important ideas/moments in this text/section?
What do you think will happen next—and why?
What was the most important change in this section? How and why did it happen?
If you want to make it different then you can also create a POLL using POLLDADDY or you can make an online QUIZ using Yacapaca or HOT POTATOES and have your team mates take the quiz and then review it as a post! How techie of you 
A note about questions….. Look at the following file so you know what types of questions you should ask. You do not want to include more then 1 skinny question (a questions with a yes or no answer or something that can be found right in the book). You want to create thick questions…
An exercise to help you identify which questions is which!
Here are some question starters if you are having a hard time creating questions…
Question Helpers
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