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Monday December 16th, 2024

English 12

Good Morning!

*Literature Circle Discussion:  Do any groups still need to meet?

Inquiry:

A good inquiry question is open-ended, thought-provoking, and requires higher order thinking. It should also be researchable, interesting, and have multiple possible answers. Here are some other qualities of a good inquiry question:

  • Open-ended: It doesn’t have a single, correct answer. 
  • Higher order thinking: It requires analysis, synthesis, inference, or prediction. 
  • Thought-provoking: It sparks discussion and debate. 
  • Points to important ideas: It can lead to important, transferrable ideas. 
  • Raises new questions: It can trigger new questions and curiosity
  • Requires support: It requires support and justification, not just an answer. 
  • Can be revisited: It can be revisited again and again. 
  • Examines “why”: Questions that examine “why” rather than “what” can lead to explanations. 
  • Has a clear focus: It requires some focus to allow productive research. 
  • Is asked without bias: It’s not biased. 

*Review from last week:  Inquiry Questions –Based on a theme, identity, or conflict (or other based on your novel) as well as the BC Curriculum (https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/english-language-arts/12/literary-studies

*Look at your INQUIRY Questions along with the ones generated by AI…you need to narrow it down to 1 Question. Today, You are working on completing your Proposal

*Inquiry Project:

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*Literature Circle Role Sheets:  For Thursday’s Discussion

*Friday Writes:  Due Friday

Wednesday December 11th, 2024

English 12

Good Morning!

*Silent Reading

Inquiry:

A good inquiry question is open-ended, thought-provoking, and requires higher order thinking. It should also be researchable, interesting, and have multiple possible answers. Here are some other qualities of a good inquiry question:

  • Open-ended: It doesn’t have a single, correct answer. 
  • Higher order thinking: It requires analysis, synthesis, inference, or prediction. 
  • Thought-provoking: It sparks discussion and debate. 
  • Points to important ideas: It can lead to important, transferrable ideas. 
  • Raises new questions: It can trigger new questions and curiosity
  • Requires support: It requires support and justification, not just an answer. 
  • Can be revisited: It can be revisited again and again. 
  • Examines “why”: Questions that examine “why” rather than “what” can lead to explanations. 
  • Has a clear focus: It requires some focus to allow productive research. 
  • Is asked without bias: It’s not biased. 

*Based on a theme, identity, or conflict (or other based on your novel) as well as the BC Curriculum (https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/english-language-arts/12/literary-studies

*Write down 5 potential Inquiry Questions.

*Inquiry Questions and AI

-Brainstorm 3 AI that many students gravitate towards

-Generate 5 Inquiry Questions from each of these AI.

AI and critical thinking:  Where do we go from here?

*Inquiry Project:

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*Literature Circle Role Sheets:  For Thursday’s Discussion

*Friday Writes:  Due Friday

Tuesday December 10th, 2024

English 12

Good Morning!

*Silent Reading

*Identity:  On a pink piece of paper:    Find quotes from you novel to exemplify the differing types of Identity throughout your novel

 

Identity Quotes Find Quotes from your novel to indicate “Identity” Explain the Quotes Significance:  “So What” …what does this contribute to plot, theme, character development etc.
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*Friday Writes:  Best Copy and Portfolio