See, Think,

Wonder

Finish these sentence

starters:
In the artwork I see
The artwork makes me
think
Looking at the artwork I
wonder

Learning Intention (copy):

Today were going to learn about yarns and
practice critical questioning. In period 4, were
going test our critical questions during a yarn with
our guest speaker, Mr. Roy Levers.

With your shoulder partner

discuss:
Whats a yarn?

Yarning Circle

Write: (#1) What do you notice about this yarning circle?

(#2) What do you think the yarn might be about? Why?

What makes an effective

question?

do great questions fuel quality y

Your yarn questions

Mr. Levers is coming in to talk about conserving the
heritage of ancient Australia.
Working in pairs, draft a series of three questions youd like
to ask. Think about:
1. Why is conserving our ancient heritage still important?
2. How does conserving history strengthen a culture?
3. How we can use the knowledge of history to build a

better future?

These are your questions! Mr. Levers is a great storyteller

great questions are fuel! Think carefully and choose wisely. Well
pick 10 key yarn questions as a class.

Yarnin with Mr. Roy Levers

Exit ticket
Choose one of the questions to answer:

(Level 1) How do great questions fuel

quality yarns?

(Level 2) What is a yarn and why do we

yarn?

(Level 3): What did you learn from Mr.

Levers yarn? How did yarning help to
convey this knowledge?

Aim for as high a level as you are comfortable with!

Remember there is a prize for any student who