As we were studying the coal industry's effect on the environment, Vianey said: "I have a question that connects with our guiding question [How does coal effect the environment?]. What does coal have to do with global warming?" This was great because it connected our previous focus of study (global warming) with our current one (coal), and gave students something to look for as they read. I
In seminar, we were discussing questions about the poems we read most recently in Out of the Dust. Omar's group asked: "Why does Billie Jo want Louise to leave?" There was much opinion, and it was divided, so I said that we'd hold on to this question and think about when we read the next poems. We put the post it on the outside of the think tank so that we'd remember to come back to it. Vianey raised her hand and said that her group's prioritized question was kind of the same and should be next to it: "Does Billie Jo like Louise?". So we put those two post-its next to each other on the outside of the fish tank.
