Inquiry Assignment
Develop a lesson that applies inquiry-based learning. Your topic should align with your Unit Plan because this inquiry will become part of the Developing Content, Concepts, and Skills section of that larger unit.
Begin with a focused inquiry question. Gather 3 to 4 sources, including at least one primary source. Plan how students will read and process those sources at an appropriate grade level, draw evidence from them, synthesize that evidence, and communicate an evidence-based conclusion or take informed action.
Focus the inquiry
Identify the grade level, standard, topic, and a focused inquiry question that will organize student research.
Select meaningful sources
Choose 3 to 4 sources, including at least one primary source, that can provide evidence students need to answer the question.
Scaffold reading and processing
Describe how students will make sense of each source through strategies such as close reading, text-dependent questions, note-taking, collaborative conversation, charting, modeling, or historian's tools.
Draw evidence
Plan questions, worksheets, or graphic organizers that help students extract evidence connected directly to the inquiry question.
Synthesize and communicate
Decide how students will bring evidence together, develop an evidence-based response, and communicate conclusions or take informed action.
What the rubric rewards
Overview and Focused Inquiry Question, 3 points
A clear title, standards, overview, and question that focuses student research.
Use of Sources in Instruction and Evidence, 4 points
Sources are described, students are supported in processing them, evidence is connected to the inquiry question, and supporting questions or organizers are included.
Synthesis of Evidence and Conclusions, 3 points
Students bring evidence together, communicate what they learned in writing or through informed action, and use appropriate supports to organize or present findings.
Inquiry Lesson Builder
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