Fraser, a high school librarian, reading and writing specialist, and secondary English teacher, describes how to improve the research experiences of students in middle and high school. She explains how to embrace inquiry, curiosity, and exploration; teach students to question; emphasize the importance of reading in the content areas; recognize what students are doing with research on their own; develop authentic projects that include the immediate components of research and review literature in content areas; establish the school librarian as an educational partner with teachers and students; and assess skills, rather than ideas. She discusses topic vs. inquiry-based projects, giving students planning time for research, the importance of strong comprehension skills and documentation in research, and the importance of making time in class to work on research skills. Annotation ©2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Cathy Fraser believes that school research projects should be less of a chore and more like police investigations. In
Love the Questions she describes ways to engage middle and secondary students from the outset, fanning the flames of their curiosity and passion.
Accessible and story-filled, this book provides strategies to capture the excitement of genuine inquiry in your classroom. Learn how to do the following:
- Honor students passions, interests, and specific questions
- Embrace inquiry, curiosity, and exploration
- Teach students to frame relevant questions throughout the research process
- Develop authentic projects that include surveys, experiments, and interviews
- Work with school librarians as educational partners for teachers and students
- Assess skills, not memorization
Cathy offers minilessons, practice activities, graphic organizers, and examples of student work to help you turn research projects into creative, exciting investigations for your students.
