Inquiry and the Literary Text
Subtitle: Constructing Discussions in the English Classroom (Classroom Practices in Teaching English)
Contributors: James Holden (Editor); John S. Schmit (Editor)
Publisher: Natl Council of Teachers; National Council of Teachers of English
Published: November 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9780814123430
Subjects: Education; Guidance & Orientation; Administration - General
Description: Socratic seminars and inquiry teaching : an overview / James Holden. I. Strategies for inquiring into texts. Master questions and the teaching of literature / Mark Gellis -- "But how do you do that?" : decision making for the seminar facilitator / Michael S. Hale and Elizabeth A. City -- Implementing whole-class literature discussions : an overview of the teacher's roles / Sharon Eddleston and Raymond A. Philippot -- Whose inquiry is it anyway? : using students' questions in the teaching of literature / G. Douglas Meyers -- Different questions, bigger answers : matching the scope of inquiry to students' needs / John S. Schmit -- Getting at what they want to know : using students' questions to direct class discussion / Mark Ensrud. - II. Strategies for structuring inquiry-based classrooms. Examining multiple perspectives in literature / Elfie Israel -- Practicing critical thinking through inquiry into literature / John S. Schmit -- Moral development and meaning in literature : a new approach to inquiry / Martha Strom Cosgrove -- Critical inquiry strategies for responding to social worlds portrayed in literature / Richard Beach -- Inquiry, folkloristics, and discussion : unbinding literature in the classroom / Jacqueline S. Thursby. - III. Strategies for assessing inquiry-based approaches. Learning to listen : assessing talk about literature / Barbara G. Pace and Jane S. Townsend -- Seminars and self-assessment / Burt Plumb and John N. Ludy.