Inquiry by the Book

Reading sparks students' natural curiosities, helps them answer questions, and even prompts newones. Using historical fiction and the Inquiry Design Model (IDM), Kristy A. Brugar and Annie McMahonWhitlock encourage readers to follow these curiosities and engage with these texts to elevate attentionto social studies concepts and skills. Inquiry by the Book: Teaching Historical Fiction With the Inquiry DesignModel equips educators with innovative methods for integrating English language arts and socialstudies through the use of historical fiction texts commonly found in elementary and middle schoolclassrooms.This book offers strategies to enhance social studies instruction and to help students develop historicalempathy, recognize diverse experiences and viewpoints, and critically engage historical content.Each chapter features one or more historical fiction texts alongside primary and secondary sourcesto help students answer the IDM's compelling question. Inquiry by the Book supports educators inselecting high-quality texts, designing compelling questions around important concepts or themes,building historical context through supporting questions, curating primary and secondary sources, anddesigning thoughtful and intentional action elements.