Reviews for What's the Big Idea?: Question-Driven Units to Motivate Reading, Writing, and Thinking

The average rating for What's the Big Idea?: Question-Driven Units to Motivate Reading, Writing, and Thinking based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-02-14 00:00:00 Lisa Wall Here are lessons and advice based on successful experiences with a wide range of Jim Burke's students, all based on the concept of using inquiry as the foundation of units, lessons, and learning. Jim draws on and makes connections with many of the best contemporary thinkers as he provides the theoretical bases for his chapters. Although many of the lessons deal with specific texts, they are easily adaptable to any works a teacher might be using in class. This important book is supported by superb graphics, online access to handouts and organizers, and useful appendices.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-12-05 00:00:00 Charles Azrak I love this book because it gave me many great ideas to engage students in reading literature. It is practical, gives great advice, and shows how to create units based on the big questions we all face in life.