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STRATEGY OF THE MONTH

Inquiry Chart

Component: Focus and Motivation
  •  From the inquiry method approach to science
  • Think, predict, hypothesize
  • Assess and activate background knowledge
  • Address misconceptions
  • Teach revision and learning as a continuous process
  • Model reading and writing
  • Think KWL

Step by Step
  1. Record students’ comments using their exact words.
  2. Record students’ names after their comments (TK-K)
  3. Revisit the inquiry chart often.
  4. Use a different color marker each to you revisit. 
  5. When revisiting, ask students to site the source of their new information and record under the statement.
 
 CCSS Connections:

Writing
  • Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
Listening and Speaking
  • Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience
Language
  • Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
  • Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization,
  • punctuation, and spelling when writing.
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