- Shared Inquiry discussion model has been developed by the Junior Great Books Foundations and is used as an approach to classroom discussion of difficult questions in complex text. Participants explore questions of genuine doubt by supporting ideas with details from the text.
- This lesson is modeled in the MCPS Grade 7 English Instructional Guide.
- Students have read the novel, Freak the Mighty. and are using the Shared Inquiry discussion model to share insights into the questions, “Max would not have changed if he had not made friends with Kevin. What do you think?”
- Goals
- The goal for using Shared Inquiry is to facilitate the development of self-reliant thinkers, readers, and writers.
- Indicators
- Analyze important ideas in literary text (3.7.1.6)
- Apply comprehension and literary analysis strategies and skills for a variety of listening purposes and setting. (6.7.1.2)
- Mastery Objective
- Students will be able to participate in a Shared Inquiry discussion in order to interpret text.
- This teacher in this lesson is:
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