“Both of these students- both high school seniors both old enough to vote in the upcoming election- thought 'Al' Qaeda was a person. At that time the United States had been at war for five and a half years and… — Kelly Gallagher Copy Share Image
“When students are taught to approach argument through inquiry, good things happen: they choose topics worthy of arguing, they gain ownership (through choice) of… — Kelly Gallagher Copy Share Image
Authentic interest is generated when students are given the opportunity to delve deeply into an interesting idea. — Kelly Gallagher Copy Share Image
“That is to say, the process of working through an argument is the process of inquiry” (2011, xxii; emphasis in original). The approach Hillocks suggests is the opposite of the traditional approach to teaching the argument paper, where a student starts with a claim and then begins to find evidence that supports the claim. Instead, Hillocks says that students should… — Kelly Gallagher Copy Share
“writing can be used as a vehicle to express ourselves as we negotiate the journey through our lives.” — Kelly Gallagher Copy Share Image
“In other words, in an age of great shifts in education, very little has shifted when it comes to the teaching of adolescent readers.… — Kelly Gallagher Copy Share Image
“the teacher should model by writing—and think out loud while writing—in front of the class.” — Kelly Gallagher Copy Share Image
“Valuing reading” is often a euphemism for preparing students to pass mandated multiple-choice exams, and in dragging students down this path, schools are largely… — Kelly Gallagher Copy Share Image
To become a lifelong reader, one has to do a lot of varied and interesting reading. — Kelly Gallagher Copy Share Image
Want to extinguish an adolescent's curiosity? Cover as much material as possible. — Kelly Gallagher Copy Share Image
“When we think about how to move our students into deeper levels of reading, it is helpful to remember an expression that has been… — Kelly Gallagher Copy Share Image
I also talk a lot in Deeper Reading about the importance that confusion plays. When my students come to me, they think confusion is… — Kelly Gallagher Copy Share Image
