The inquiry lesson plan focused on the students exploring the Great Wall of China. The students were presented with this statement "People are conflicted about the Great Wall of China." There question was "Was the Great Wall of China a good invention?" The students were then given resource to help them come to their conclusion. There were articles and videos for the students to go through to collect information. The resource were: Religion of Ancient China, Ancient China for Kids: The Great Wall of China, When, Why, and Who Built the Great Wall of China, Infographic about the Great Wall of China, What Makes the Great Wall of China so Extraordinary, and Deconstructing History-The Great Wall of China. When the students were done with their research they had to come to a conclusion based on the question they were given.
As we worked through the direct lesson I could feel myself becoming more relax in front of the class. This lesson was to allowed students to explore the topic of the Great Wall of China individually. In the inquiry lesson I need to ask what and how a historian collects their data. Having the students consider themselves as historian will give them a more personal invitation to learning. I also need to allow the students to elaborate on the topic. By elaborating the students will start to make generalizations regarding Ancient China. Lastly, we ran out of time and did not get to allow the students to report their findings and conclusions. One of the most important parts of the inquiry process is reporting the findings and conclusions. When everyone reports their finding, students get to see different strategies on coming to a conclusion.
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