Getting Started with Great Books in the Classroom : Where Do Interpretive Questions Come From?

Shared Inquiry Discussions are focused on an interpretive issue as it is expressed by an interpretive question. But where does the interpretive question come from?
Effective interpretive questions express your curiosity about the meaning of the story.

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What is Shared Inquiry Discussion (SID)?
Shared Inquiry is the heart of Junior Great Books activities.
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How do students benefit from Shared Inquiry Discussion? Shared Inquiry helps students develop ideas and share them with others.
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The best introduction to Shared Inquiry and using Junior Great Books is the Basic Leader Training Course.
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