General Description
A QHQ (which stands for Question-Hypothesis-Question) is a two-page writing in which you pose a higher order thinking question about “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot, then put forth a possible answer or interpretation (hypothesis), which leads to a new higher order thinking question.
Remember that a higher order thinking question is an open-ended questions to which there are several possible answers, interpretations, or hypotheses.
Higher order questions
- cannot be answered with a word, phrase, or even a sentence.
- require readers to make inferences and analyze (rather than summarize) a literary work.
- often take the form of “why” questions such as “What is the significance of the narrator (in “The Yellow Wallpaper”) stepping over John in order to continue circling the room?”.
Instructions
Begin by posing a higher order thinking question about
“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot.
Then put forth a hypothesis (possible answer or interpretation), which will lead to a new higher order thinking question.
Reminders:
- Your first sentence should be your initial higher order thinking question related to your poem.
- Your hypothesis should follow your initial question. Your hypothesis should be two-full page and must be in MLA format
(Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced, one-inch margins on all sides).
- Integrate two passages in MLA format from your chosen poem that support your interpretation (hypothesis).
- Be sure to provide sufficient explanation/analysis for how each example supports your interpretation.
- Your last sentence should be a new higher order thinking question related to your poem.