By the end of this module students will:
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Understand the nature and characteristics of a powerful question
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As a group have composed and modified three powerful questions to place before a nominated person
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Have decided upon a nominated interviewee
Organisation:
Group should be able to identify what makes a powerful question:
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It elicits a response yielding lots of information
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It is specific to the person being questioned
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It does not seek or give opportunity for a yes/no response
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It may be unexpected
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It is not easy to answer
Group should identify a focus of questioning such as:
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Biodiversity
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Deforestation
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Palm oil/beef farming
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Carbon footprints
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Conservation
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Starting locally
Group should establish a means by which 3 questions will be selected and a process via which a choice can be generated. Group should establish a process via which the person to whom the questions will be addressed is nominated and selected.
Development:
Think about appropriateness of the question to the person asked.
Examine ways in which the questions might be presented.
Invite the selected prominent person to whom the questions have been posed to attend if they live locally. Check out your local botanic garden to see if they have anyone appropriate, or perhaps you could find a rainforest expert’s website and send them there. Alternatively, think laterally and ask your local MP?
