DISCUSSION PROMPTS: RENAISSANCE, RE-BIRTH, EUROPE, REFORMATION, INQUIRY QUESTION, OUR PLACE IN HISTORY, CURRENT EVENTS
UP NEXT: the European Renaissance Inquiry Assessment
Our Renaissance inquiry is almost over! Students are soon going to complete their individual projects on their inquiry questions just in time for the showcase after winter break. (More details on this soon!)
As well as developing strong inquiry questions that will allow them to think critically about the European Renaissance (some examples of which I mentioned last week), students have been challenged to consider how they will communicate their ideas. Choosing a format requires students to consider the method that would best match their findings AND enable them to effectively engage an audience. Some of the formats they have chosen include:
- an infographic
- a kinetic text
- a debate
- a newscast
- a Ted Talk
- an interactive timeline
- a two-sided puzzle
- a time capsule
- and much more!
Student 1
Student 2
Students 3, 4, 5
Free Reading
We are also continuing our commitment to 15 minutes of free reading every school day. We usually start our day with reading, taking the first 15 minutes of our 80 minute morning humanities period to read. Students are expected to come to class every day with something to read; most students have chosen novels, although some are reading graphic novels while others are reading non-fiction books.
Free Reading! from Jaime Groeller on Vimeo.
