Assignment Prompts
Below are a series of assignments from throughout the year that either inspired or were inspired by this inquiry project.
Inspiration for the Project |
Occurred Alongside the Project |
As already stated in the Framing Theories section, the Character Playlist and the Debate were largely student driven, which meant that the teacher was often free to move around the room and interact with individual students or small groups, knowing that the other students would continue working even without direct teacher interaction. The students did a largely exceptional job and in doing so built understanding of the stories being read, improved close reading skills, and drew connections between classroom material and the present day world. On top of all that, both teacher and students were having fun and learning in social ways. This inquiry project seeks to explore the degree to which these successes were influenced by the teacher’s presence as a relatable person in and about the room rather than an authority figure in front of the room. The Essay Workshop and the Literature Circles were both designed during this inquiry project as a means of further exploring this idea. They were also designed keeping in mind the feedback of the students of focus. Click on the above buttons to learn how.