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Crafting and Presenting Engaging Non-Fiction Text Using digital tools to enhance an inquiry approach to teaching non- fiction reading and writing

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Crafting and Presenting Engaging Non-Fiction Text. Using digital tools to enhance an inquiry approach to teaching non-fiction reading and writing. Background and Resources. The Inquiry Approach. Starts with students’ questions. Study leads to answers and more questions. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Crafting and Presenting EngagingNon-Fiction TextUsing digital tools to enhance an inquiry approach to teaching non-fiction reading and writing

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Background and Resources

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The Inquiry Approach Starts with students’ questions. Study leads to

answers and more questions.

Content is the outcome of study not the starting point.

Depth not coverage (exceeding standards)

Grounded in authentic processes and products

Teacher’s role is to facilitate learning not to transmit knowledge

Harvey and Daniels (2009)

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Sunflower Seeds:Shared Mini-Inquiry

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Publishing with Draw and Tell

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I Wonder Books: Small Group Mini-inquiry

iDiary for Kids

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Using Images to Prompt Inquiry

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Bat Inquiry Project:In-depth Shared Inquiry Project

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Reading Strategies Taught Activate background

knowledge Listen to your inner

voice Think and wonder

about images Use text features to

gain information Annotate text Ask questions and

wonder about info. Stop, think and react Read with a question

in mind.

Harvey and Goudvis (2007)

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Research Strategies Taught

Choosing a researchable question(s)

Exploring and using multiple sources Books Magazines Websites Videos Ask an expert Observe

Letting go of misconceptions

Organizing findings

Harvey and Daniels (2009)

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Publishing with Popplet

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Animals in Winter

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Publishing with Book Creator

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School Now and Long Ago:Individual Curricular Inquiry

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Severe Weather SafetySmall Group Curricular InquiryCollaborationStrategies Taught Turn and Talk Stop, Discuss and

Record Build on others

ideas Disagree agreeably

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Teaching a New App Explore: no direction Activity: project with no

academic goals Application: Assigned

use with defined academic goal.

Choice: App is one of several options to chose from for students’ purposes

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Open Inquiry: Individual In-depth Inquiry Project

Immersion/close study of non-fiction texts

Selection of mentor texts

Selection of topics Teacher gathers

resources Research and write Publish

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Thank [email protected]

Questions and Comments

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ReferencesHarvey, Stephanie. Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8. York, Me.: Stenhouse Publishers, 1998. Harvey, Stephanie, Anne Goudvis, Strategies That Work Teaching

Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement. Portland, Me.; Markham, Ont.: Stenhouse Publishers ; Pembroke Publishers, 2007.

Harvey, Stephanie, Daniels, Harvey, Inquiry Circles in Action: Comprehension and Collaboration. Portsmouth, NH, 2009.

Miller, Debbie. Reading With Meaning: Teaching Comprehension in the Primary Grades. Stenhouse Publishers, 2002. Ray, Katie Wood. About the Authors: Writing Workshop with Our

Youngest Writers. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2004.