Lesson 3 | Ask Questions
Markup Lens: Questions
Now that your are familiar with the Attention Getters lens, the process is similar for the Questions lens.
1. Highlight the key words or phrases that prompt your questions
- Use a different color for each initial question.
- Keep your highlights focused on the essential words or phrases.
2. Add a succinct label for each color
- Many questions will be made up of the word Who, What, Where, Why, When, or How plus a word or short phrase.
- Alternatively, simply restate the underlined phrase and put a question mark at the end, as to say, “What does this mean?”
3. Highlight related details in matching colors
- Don’t underline whole verses, but rather just the key words or phrases to be unpacked in your notes.
- Look for any details that help clarify, refine, or even answer your initial questions.
4. Use dot notes to record questions and notes
- Every markup should contribute to at least one dot note.
- A single dot note could have several bullet points including:
- secondary questions that help clarify and refine the initial question
- clarifying observations
- potential answers
- helpful insights from secondary resources
Ready to give it a try?