ERIC Number: EJ1277135
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0155-2147
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Creativity and Inquiry in a Preliminary HSC English Classroom
Estens, Peta; Curwood, Jen Scott
English in Australia, v55 n1 p14-21 2020
Creativity is integral to the inquiry process. Inquiry-based work highlights students' understanding of the ways that literature and language mediate lived experiences and social relationships. Within the secondary English classroom, students and teachers can engage in collaborative and imaginative activities to read texts, ask questions, and construct their own critical and creative responses. This action research study was situated in a Year 11 English class in Sydney, Australia. Through an inquiry-based project, students analysed William Shakespeare's "Henry V" and Jack Davis's "The Dreamers" and considered historical contexts, themes, and values. Through producing their own creative work in response, students developed the five core dispositions that mark the creative process as they became inquisitive, persistent, imaginative, collaborative, and disciplined.
Descriptors: Creativity, Inquiry, English Literature, English Instruction, Grade 11, Secondary School Students, Student Projects, History, Social Values, Imagination, Cooperative Learning, Language Role, Interpersonal Relationship, Blended Learning, English Curriculum, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 11; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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