Inquiry and the Literary Text
Inquiry and the Literary Text

Author: James Holden

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13:

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Inquiry and the Literary Text will help newcomers and veterans alike make the most of student discussion and inquiry in classrooms from middle school to high school to college. The contributors--secondary and college practitioners--offer theory-grounded, classroom-tested approaches for literature study in which students engage in democratic dialogue and practice authentic, collaborative inquiry. The book opens with a concise primer on discussion-based classes (seminars) and inquiry-focused instruction. It then moves into three main sections that provide ideas to invigorate discussion and inquiry in any classroom, and it closes with an annotated bibliography of suggested readings.

Writing and Literature
Writing and Literature

Author: Tanya Long Bennett

Publisher: University of North Georgia

Published: 2018-01-10

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9781940771236

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In the age of Buzzfeeds, hashtags, and Tweets, students are increasingly favoring conversational writing and regarding academic writing as less pertinent in their personal lives, education, and future careers. Writing and Literature: Composition as Inquiry, Learning, Thinking and Communication connects students with works and exercises and promotes student learning that is kairotic and constructive. Dr. Tanya Long Bennett, professor of English at the University of North Georgia, poses questions that encourage active rather than passive learning. Furthering ideas presented in Contribute a Verse: A Guide to First-Year Composition as a complimentary companion, Writing and Literature builds a new conversation covering various genres of literature and writing. Students learn the various writing styles appropriate for analyzing, addressing, and critiquing these genres including poetry, novels, dramas, and research writing. The text and its pairing of helpful visual aids throughout emphasizes the importance of critical reading and analysis in producing a successful composition. Writing and Literature is a refreshing textbook that links learning, literature, and life.

Theoretical Inquiry
Theoretical Inquiry

Author: Austin E. Quigley

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2008-10-01

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 0300129815

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div In the aftermath of debate about the death of literary theory, Austin E. Quigley asks whether theory has failed us or we have failed literary theory. Theory can thrive, he argues, only if we understand how it can be strategically deployed to reveal what it does not presuppose. This involves the repositioning of theoretical inquiry relative to historical and critical inquiry and the repositioning of theories relative to each other. What follows is a thought-provoking reexamination of the controversial claims of pluralism in literary studies. The book explores the related roles of literary history, criticism, and theory by tracing the fascinating history of linguistics as an intellectual problem in the twentieth century. Quigley’s approach clarifies the pluralistic nature of literary inquiry, the viability and life cycles of theories, the controversial status of canonicity, and the polemical nature of the culture wars by positioning them all in the context of recurring debates about language that have their earliest exemplifications in classical times. /DIV

Inquiry-Based Literature Instruction in the 6–12 Classroom
Inquiry-Based Literature Instruction in the 6–12 Classroom

Author: Sean Ruday

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-12-29

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 100029935X

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This practical and engaging book will help you learn how to teach literature with an inquiry-based approach. Inquiry-based literature instruction is an effective method to facilitate student engagement, motivation, and understanding in middle and high school English Language Arts (ELA) classrooms. Easy-to-implement and adaptable for many types of texts, this method encourages students to make authentic connections between texts, their lives, and real-world issues. In this classroom-ready resource, Ruday and Caprino walk through this instructional approach to demonstrate how using essential questions and a variety of texts will engage students in thought-provoking inquiry and promote meaningful learning. This book features: Three inquiry-based units applicable for middle and high school ELA and English classrooms. A range of models of what inquiry-based literature instruction looks like in practice. A chapter on culturally responsive teaching and supporting English Language Learners (ELLs). Guides, templates, and resource lists to help you plan your own inquiry-based literature teaching. Throughout the book Ruday and Caprino share a wealth of insights and resources to support you when putting inquiry-based instruction into practice.

The Literature Workshop
The Literature Workshop

Author: Sheridan D. Blau

Publisher: Boynton/Cook

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13:

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In this groundbreaking book, Sheridan Blau introduces the literature workshop as the most effective approach to solving many of the classic instructional problems that perplex beginning and veteran teachers of literature. Through lively re-creations of actual workshops that he regularly conducts for students and teachers, Blau invites his readers to become active participants in workshops on such topics as: helping students read more difficult texts than they think they can read where interpretations come from the problem of background knowledge in teaching classic texts how to deal with competing and contradictory interpretations what's worth saying about a literary text balancing respect for readers with respect for texts and intellectual authority ensuring that literary discussions are lively and productive how to develop valuable and engaging writing assignments. Each workshop includes reflections on what transpired and a discussion of the workshop's rationale and outcomes in the larger context of an original and practice-based theory of literary competence and instruction.

Engaging Readers & Writers with Inquiry
Engaging Readers & Writers with Inquiry

Author: Jeffrey D. Wilhelm

Publisher: Teaching Resources

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13:

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Invigorate your teaching and simplify your lesson planning with inquiry! With this book, learn to develop an essential question that students will be engaged by, and then plan lessons, activities, and projects that support students as they pursue answers and understandings. Addresses all the content areas.

From Inquiry to Academic Writing
From Inquiry to Academic Writing

Author: Stuart Greene

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2011-07-06

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 0312601409

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Explains academic writing as a clear, step-by-step process that one can use in any college course.

From Inquiry to Academic Writing
From Inquiry to Academic Writing

Author: Stuart Greene

Publisher: Bedford Books

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781319071233

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Demystifies academic reading and writing, step by step. From Inquiry to Academic Writing helps students understand academic culture and its ways of reading, thinking, and writing. With a practical and now widely proven step-by-step approach, the text demystifies cross-curricular thinking and writing. An extensive thematic reader brings students into interdisciplinary debates that not only bear on their college careers but also reflect larger cultural issues that they will encounter outside the academy. The fourth edition provides extensive coverage of academic habits and skills (reflection, summarization, synthesis, and visual analysis) and features more than 40% new readings grouped by interdisciplinary themes.--Publisher website.

Beyond Literary Analysis
Beyond Literary Analysis

Author: Allison Marchetti

Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 9780325092492

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"This book will make the case for multiple, diverse kinds of analysis to be taught in the high school English classroom. In addition to showing what written analysis looks like "in the wild," the authors will provide readers with a framework of fundamental analytical skills for instruction. Importantly, Marchetti and O'Dell will advocate for framing analytical writing around students' (of all levels and abilities) passions and expertise. And just as they do in their previous Heinemann book, Writing with Mentors, they will share resources for bringing many different kinds of analytical writing into the classroom"--