'I Need to Know…': Creating the Conditions That Make Students "Want" Knowledge

Chloe Bateman recognised the value to her Key Stage 3 pupils of developing rich subject knowledge, but wanted to find a way of encouraging them to value that knowledge for themselves. In this article she explains how she provided that inspiration by setting her Year 7 class the challenge of writing...

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Published inTeaching history (London) no. 173; pp. 32 - 39
Main Author Bateman, Chloe
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Historical Association 01.12.2018
Subjects
Fiction
Foreign Countries
History Instruction
Information Seeking
Learner Engagement
Medieval History
Secondary School Students
Story Telling
Student Research
Teaching Methods
Text Structure
Writing Instruction
Writing Processes
United Kingdom (England)
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Summary:Chloe Bateman recognised the value to her Key Stage 3 pupils of developing rich subject knowledge, but wanted to find a way of encouraging them to value that knowledge for themselves. In this article she explains how she provided that inspiration by setting her Year 7 class the challenge of writing convincing and engaging historical fiction set in a very particular medieval context: the large village of Walsham-le-Willows in the autumn of 1340. The article sets out the processes she used to establish clear success criteria for the task and to support pupils effectively in both the research and writing processes. It demonstrates the value of the task in alerting students to the power of accurate knowledge and in prompting them to keep seeking for more.
ISSN:0040-0610