Rebuilding Research Writing - Strategies for Sparking Informational Inquiry

"Our students must become skilled at finding answers and using information to succeed in college, careers, and daily life. Using inquiry, writing, and technology to infuse passion into the classroom research paper motivates students and results in deeperlearning. In this practical, research-based book, authors Werner-Burke, Knaus, and DeCamp encourage you to toss the old index cards and jump-start the classroom research paper so that it is more meaningful, manageable, and effective. Explore innovative ways to help students find engaging topics, collect and evaluate information, and write, rethink, and revise to truly impact their audience. The book is filled with tools and student samples to help you implement the ideas in your own classroom. Special Features:Clear connections to the Common Core State StandardsReady-to-use classroom handouts for different stages of the research processA handy appendix featuring a sample research project timeline and rubricHelpful examples of real student work and assessmentsResearch-based foundations that guide and inform how the process unfolds and why it works "--

Product details

• Authors: Amy Helt Decamp, Amy (North Penn High School Helt DeCamp, Helt DeCamp Amy, Nanci Werner-Burke & Karin Knaus, Karin Knaus, Karin (Cowanesque Valley High School Knaus, Knaus Karin, Nanci Werner-Burke, Nanci (Mansfield University Werner-Burke, Nanci Knaus Werner-Burke, Nanci/ Knaus Werner-burke, Werner-Burke Nanci
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.02.2014
• EAN: 9780415732079
• ISBN: 978-0-415-73207-9
• No. of pages: 144
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Teaching materials, hand-outs; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Curricula, REFERENCE / Research, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching of a specific subject, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies, Research methods / methodology