Inquiry Units for English Language Arts: Inspiring Literacy Learning, Grades 6–12

Author:   Dawn Forde, English Teacher, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Illinois ,  Andrew Bouque ,  Elizabeth A. Kahn ,  Thomas M. McCann
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
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Pages:   188
Publication Date:   15 March 2020
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Inquiry Units for English Language Arts: Inspiring Literacy Learning, Grades 6–12


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Inquiry Units for English Language Arts is an engaging and relevant collection of instructional units that delve into contemporary problems related to equity, justice, identity, freedom, and social reform. Designed by practicing classroom teachers, these units integrate reading, writing, speaking, and listening as modes of investigation in the Language Arts classroom. Each chapter provides specific guidance in planning, initiating, managing, and assessing a unit’s line of inquiry to ensure that students’ academic, social, and emotional growth are central to the classroom experience. The units in this book illustrate how guided inquiry prioritizes inductive learning by framing problems that require students to work collaboratively as they develop the critical thinking skills necessary to be active participants in a democracy.

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Author:   Dawn Forde, English Teacher, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Illinois ,  Andrew Bouque ,  Elizabeth A. Kahn ,  Thomas M. McCann
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.70cm
Weight:   0.286kg
ISBN:  

9781475850383


ISBN 10:   1475850387
Pages:   188
Publication Date:   15 March 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents Foreword Peter Smagorinsky, The University of Georgia Chapter 1: An Invitation to Inquiry for English Language Arts Thomas M. McCann Chapter 2: An Inquiry into What It Means to Be Human Jane Feeney Kade Chapter 3: An Inquiry into Atoning for Mistakes and Achieving Redemption Gabrielle Caputo and Shannon McMullen Chapter 4: An Inquiry into Ethics and Rebellion Dawn Forde and Thomas M. McCann Chapter 5: An Inquiry into Confronting Stereotypes and Prejudice Chanelle M. Savich and Kristen M. Linneburger Chapter 6: An Inquiry into Equity and Democracy Tamara Joffe-Notier Chapter 7: An Inquiry into Satire and Social Reform Julianna Cucci, Zanfina Rrahmani Muja, and Laurie McGowan Chapter 8: Designing Units for Inquiry: Concluding Thoughts Elizabeth A. Kahn About the Editors About the Contributors Acknowledgements

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While inquiry is the foregrounded concept of the book, questions of consequence are the driving force behind it. The chapters offer units, including classroom materials such as specific texts and lesson plans, examples of student dialogue, and samples of student work, all of which teachers will find of great use. Most compellingly, however, the authors craft questions of consequence about what it means to be human, to make and recover from mistakes, to take ethical risks, to recognize and dismantle prejudices, and to make their schools and communities more equitable and just. For all of these reasons, this is a book middle and high school teachers should make time to read and reflect on as they revitalize their practice.--Mollie Blackburn Ph.D., Professor of Teaching and Learning, Assistant Chair of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Teaching and Learning, The Ohio State University This is the perfect book for new and veteran teachers interested in inquiry-based instruction. In rich accounts of inquiry units, contributors show inquiry to be a practical, dynamic approach to teaching. This book answers two questions too often separated in education scholarship: What do I do first period on Monday? and How can I expand my vision of what is possible in English class? --Ross Collin, Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning, Virginia Commonwealth University This important new edition continues the focus on inquiry-driven instruction with the addition of flexible units to connect texts through an integrated approach to ELA. Teachers will appreciate the theoretical grounding and multiple points of entry for engaging students in literacy learning; students will appreciate the critical invitations to inquiry that honor their curiosities.--Sarah Hochstetler, Professor in the Department of English, Illinois State University


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Dawn Forde is a teacher at Adlai E. Stevenson High School and has been learning from her students for almost twenty years. She has presented at local, state, and national conferences, primarily focusing on inquiry and its effects on student engagement. Andrew Bouque teaches English at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois. In his twenty-one years in public high schools, he has worked to build classroom communities for students to find, develop, and refine their spoken voices and craft arguments that matter. Elizabeth A. Kahn taught English language arts for 36 years and served as English department chair; she now teaches in the English teacher education program at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. She has co-authored several books, including Discussion Pathways to Literacy Learning (NCTE 2018), The Dynamics of Writing Instruction (Heinemann 2010), and Writing About Literature (NCTE 1984 and 2009, updated edition). Thomas M. McCann is a professor of English at Northern Illinois University, where he contributes to the teacher licensure program. His books include Transforming Talk into Text and Literacy and History in Action (Teachers College Press) and the co-authored Talking in Class (NCTE, 2006), The Dynamics of Writing Instruction (Heinemann, 2010), and Teaching Matters Most (Corwin Press, 2012). Carolyn Calhoun Walter taught English students for thirty years at both public and private high schools and now supervises student teachers for Northern Illinois University. Ms. Walter is a regular presenter at national conferences and has co-authored Designing and Sequencing Pre-Writing Activities and Writing about Literature, and Discussion Pathways to Literacy Learning.

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