4) Ric Shahin's Classroom (Planning)

Welcome to Ric's Classroom! Check out the link below to learn about the context surrounding Ric's teaching of this 11th grade high school English course. After doing so, discuss the prompts that follow, as your responses will inform the way in which you complete your future task. (You may wish to peruse these briefly before watching the clip). Untitled Document



1. Identity Ric's goals and beliefs about teaching English. How might these goals and beliefs influence his use of a critical inquiry approach to planning of activities and selecting texts?

2. What are his perceptions of his students and how might these perceptions influence his planning of this new course?

3. Based on Ric's beliefs, how would you suggest he assess his students' learning?

4. Since you've experienced the English Education undergraduate curriculum more recently than Ric, he's asking for your help: what areas of critical inquiry might be starting points to engage this demographic of students in language and literature? Why? What materials might be relevant? What activities and assignments would you suggest?

To help Ric and his students, click on the "Critical Inquiry to the Rescue" link below.

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3) Ric Shahin's Hallway (Planning)
Critical Inquiry to the Rescue