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Water Protection:
An Inquiry Unit with Pre-service English Language Arts Teachers
Kristine M. Schutz
University of Illinois - Chicago
Rebecca Woodard
University of Illinois-Chicago
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/cle.v2i2.6287
Keywords: inquiry, pre-service teachers, water, sustainability, climate change
Abstract
This six-week water inquiry unit with pre-service teachers in an English Language Arts (ELA) elementary education methods course explores the guiding question: Why is it important to protect water, and how can water be protected? Core whole-class texts include We are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom (2020) and Thirst by Varsha Bajaj (2022). Multiple assessment projects that support pre-service teachers’ informational reading and writing are included.
