Wilhem Inquiry Chapter 3

Summary: This chapter talks pretty much about a unit of study over Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.  The author talked about relationships as a way to get the students interested in the play and while they were reading asking questions about what makes a good relationship and what Shakespeare’s view of a good relationship was.

Reading this chapter, I was able to use the reading strategy of text to self-connection. I remember having to read Romeo and Juliet and I also was able to think back on my past relationships and think about what a good relationship is and what love is really about. What I really liked about this chapter was how the teacher made this lesson so much more interesting than it was when I read it. By having the students write a biography about their lives or about things they have seen allows them to use the reading strategies that we have learned such as text-to-self-connection.  This gives them a hook and the teacher continued to elaborate on the topic and used the play as a source.  One way that I might be able to use an idea like this in the classroom would be to ask the students what each of the students what they want to do when they grow up. I would have them write a biography about an area that they have used certain mathematical principles in their lives, or how they have seen other people use math in their lives. By starting the students off with this, it would allow them to see how often they actually use math and what it is useful for. After the starter, I would be able to teach a lesson and then elaborate off of what each student wants to be and maybe have them teach a topic from what they will need to learn in their degree choice.