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Re-envisioning Research
by Gregory Shafer
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| Grades | 8 – 12 |
| Type | Journal |
| Published | September 1999 |
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Describes a research paper in the author's high school English classroom which connected to the lives and interests of students, who delved into community problems with as much rigor (and using many types of research as traditional essays exploring arcane philosophical questions). Describes creating a context for exploration, and students' final projects.
Shafer, Gregory. "Re-envisioning Research." English Journal 89.1 (September 1999): 45-50.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
The Year I Was Born: An Autobiographical Research Project
Students explore the year they were born through interviews and research, and then weave the details into a newspaper or booklet, written from another person’s point of view.
