Task+Definition

http://wwwgen.bham.wednet.edu/essenqu5.htm possible examples to use with students to identify tasks = = **1.1 Define the information problem**
 * = **1. Task Definition** =
 * 1.2 Identify information needed to complete the task (to solve the information problem)** ||
 * * [|Asking Better Questions] - Joyce Valenza explains the need for good questions and provides excellent examples.
 * [|Questioning Toolkit] - Questioning strategies from Jamie Mackenzie.
 * [|A Taskonomy of WebQuest Tasks] - This site does a great job of explaining the different types of tasks that can be explored. It's useful for getting ideas for research projects, even if you're not developing a WebQuest. Also look at the Top, Middling, and New matrices at the [|WebQuest Portal] site for ideas.
 * [|Topic Triangle] - Good instructions for narrowing/broadening a topic.
 * [|General-to-specific triangle]
 * [|KWHL Chart]

Ask yourself these questions: 1. What is the [|problem] I need to solve? Or, what is the question I want to ask? ||