Essential Question Inquiry Unit for ELA: Historical Fiction Novel Choice
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If you love Ruta Sepetys YA Historical Fiction novels such as: Salt to the Sea, Out of the Easy, I Must Betray You, The Fountains of Silence, and Between Shades of Gray, this is the perfect unit for you to try! Organized in a Book Club / Lit Circle style, this unit provides students their choice oPrice $30.00Original Price $38.00Save $8.00
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Tailored for high school English teachers and their students, this dynamic unit intertwines literature, historical analysis, and critical thinking to explore the layers of narratives concealed beneath the surface of conventional history. We will look at podcasts, historical reenactment, nonfiction articles, and more. This EQ pairs well with historical fiction books or a research unit.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK INSIDE: Unit Outline
The Essential Question Adventure Pack: An IntroductionWhat is an Essential Question Unit Adventure Pack? For as long as I’ve been a resource creator, I’ve felt the weight of the impossibility of fulfilling so many teacher requests for novel units. As much as I’d like to create a unit for every worthy and important novel or literature circle that teachers tackle, I could never serve you fast enough! So, I got to thinking -- how can I create materials that both help teachers focus on inquiry and can serve a variety of texts all at once?
And the EQ Adventure Pack was born.
These units are centered around Essential Questions. Juicy, powerful, curiosity-driving Essential Questions that students will truly and deeply care about.
These Adventure Packs are not for the print-and-go teacher.
EQ Adventure Packs are designed for the invested, driven teacher who is thirsty for inspiration, direction, and a framework that will extend or reframe the units they already have. These units are perfect for teachers who feel confident in teaching their texts but want to take the learning in the direction of inquiry and stretch the unit to be something beyond the plot of the core text.
THE UNIT MATERIALS INCLUDE:
- Book List: Recommended Texts for the EQ
- Introducing the EQ - Gateway Activity
- Pacing Calendar Suggestions
- Option #1: Whole Class Novel Unit Calendar
- Option #2: Literature Circles Calendar
- Evidence Trackers
- How to Use Evidence Trackers
- Tracker #1 & Tracker #2
- Supplemental Activities: Each of these supplemental activities is designed to bring a new layer of complexity toward answering the Essential Question.
- Digital Choice Board - How Does History Get Buried, & Why Should It Be Uncovered?
- Supplement #1: The Untold Stories of Legendary Female Vikings
- Supplement #2: Unsung History Podcast: Borinquereers of the Korean War
- Supplement #3: Unsung Heroes - The Immigrant Experience
- Supplement #4: Killers of the Flower Moon
- Supplemental #5: The Women of the 6888th
- BONUS LESSON: Literary Polaroid {Buried History}
- Templates for Activities
- Sectioned Venn Diagram
- Fishbowl Discussion
- EQ Exit Tickets
- Jigsaw Text Lesson
- Assessment
- EQ Synthesis: Assessment Template
These EQ Units are ready to take your classroom discussions, analytical thinking, and literature studies to the next level. Set the novel aside, center the EQ, and use those incredible texts to help students dig into answers. Be sure to download the preview to get an even closer look inside!
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