ABSTRACT
Inquiry has been the focus in selected secondary subject areas such as science and social studies for a long time. In terms of literacy, inquiry-oriented approaches have existed in conjunction with notions of theme-based curriculum and project-based pursuits. However, with the emergence of notions of new literacies, literacy has assumed considerable prominence and is what distinguishes a number of major curriculum initiatives of recent years. In this chapter, we review three curriculum models that stress inquiry as a way of exploring new destinations or spaces for learning and literacy. They are:
New basics and rich literacy tasks, which represent the efforts of Allan Luke and other scholars in developing a curriculum to adapt literacy programs to meet the needs of diverse communities as they engage with and prepare for the multiple literacies that move us beyond print-based literacy
Author-reader-inquirer cycle, which uses literacy as a means for inquiry rather than an end unto itself by engaging students as authors in a cycle of inquiry
Disciplined-based inquiry, which adopts an interdisciplinary approach to inquiry in a manner that is integrated across secondary school subject areas
We would like to explore these inquiry approaches as possible modes of travel en route to a variety of destinations.
