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Informationen zum Autor Dawn Reed is an English teacher at Okemos High School in Okemos, Michigan and Co-Director of Red Cedar Writing Project at Michigan State University. She earned her MA in Rhetoric and Writing in Critical Studies in Literacy and Pedagogy from Michigan State University, and she continues to engage in teacher inquiry and research. Her research interests include the teaching of writing, digital literacy, and authentic writing opportunities, including writing for civic engagement. Through her work as a consultant with Red Cedar Writing Project, she is involved with supporting teacher professional development through work with schools and the National Writing Project. She has published in various journals and books, including English Journal and Teaching the New Writing: Technology, Change, and Assessment (Teachers College Press, 2009), and The Next Digital Scholar (2014) and on Digital Is (digitalis.nwp.org). Follow her @dawnreed. Klappentext Research shows that only half of teachers say digital tools make writing instruction easier...Research Writing Rewired shows us how to channel students' passion for digital communication into meeting our goals, and provides a vision for teaching English in today's classroom. The authors provide you with a clear model for tech-rich research that will inform your own units. Guiding components include: An inquiry-based, technology-rich unit 28 model lessons and a framework including extensions, tech tips, and activities Best practices on formative assessment, close reading, and think alouds Activities built around students' favorite technology QR codes to video clips on a companion website Zusammenfassung This book shows you how to use digital tools within a multi-week inquiry unit to increase students’ engagement as they write-to-learn and share knowledge. Inhaltsverzeichnis At-a-Glance Lesson Summaries Foreword by Peter Smagorinsky Acknowledgments Preface: Reading, Writing, and Inquiry With Adolescents Why "Rewire" Research Writing? The Contents of This Book Our Guiding Principles Introduction: Framing Student Inquiry Considering Our Goals The Big Picture: Broad Curricular Considerations Additional Curricular Components Final Considerations Chapter 1. Introducing Research, Inquiry, and Connected Learning Preview Lesson: Thinking Through a Cultural Lens Lessons for Week 1 Lesson 1. Exploring Digital Identities Lesson 2. Cultural Conversations Online: Joining Youth Voices and Reading Collaboratively Lesson 3. Beginning the Cultural Conversation Lesson 4. Exploring Visual Culture Through Food Wrappers and Analyzing Visual Culture Lesson 5. Introducing Ethnography and the Culture Collage Assignment Reflections on Embracing Inquiry in the Connected Classroom Chapter 2. Getting Started With Inquiry Work: Visual Literacy and Literature Circles Lessons for Week 2 Lesson 6. Visual Literacy and Design Lesson 7. Culture Collage Sharing Lesson 8. Literature Circles Lesson 9. Fashion and Image in American Culture Lesson 10. Reading Images: Fact or Fiction? Lesson 11. Personal Inquiry Reflections Reflections on Mentor Texts for Analysis and Developing Inquiry Questions Chapter 3. Laying the Groundwork for Research Writing: Developing Close Reading Skills and Organizing Digital Spaces Lessons for Week 3 Lesson 12. Literature Circle Meeting 1: Engaging in Active Discussions Lesson 13. Self-Assessment and Reflection Lesson 14. Language in American Culture Lesson 15. Literature Circle Meeting 2: Close Reading of Passages Lesson 16. Questioning and Speculating Reflections on Developing Close Reading Skills and Organizing Digital Spaces Chapter 4. Embarking on the Inquiry-Based Research Essay: Collaboration, Cit...
