1. Ideas for literacy explorations
- I am very interested in the idea of providing large amounts of background material before assigning a text. My inquiry project has a focus on short, modern texts in association with the larger, regularly assigned texts. I also would like to see how fictional videos based on literary works will affect students' interest levels.
2. Response to Readicide
- Some of my ideas are similar to those mentioned in Chapter 2. The "Article of the Week" is something I was required to do in high school, and it was the basis for my plan of incorporating articles into literature studies. "Word Walls, Book Floods, and some of the other ideas are pretty good as well, even though I'm not sure they will have that much of an impact on student literacy.
3. Enduring Questions and Concerns About Content Literacy
- Will students make a connection between current articles and the literary texts?
- What do you do if students refuse to take part in a classroom discussion?
- Will audio books improve student interest?
4. Inquiry Project Progress
- Not a whole lot of progress right now. I really won't get started on it until I get into my student teacher placement.
5. Further Understanding of Reading as a Learner in My Discipline
- It is easy to understand how reading is important in my discipline. It is English/Literature after all. I believe the tough thing to understand is that English/Literature is not ALL about memorizing plots and characters and literary elements. You have to creating meaning between the text and the students' lives. Students should be able to apply the concepts discussed in the texts to the decisions and situations they encounter on a daily basis.
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I think it's interesting that i want to incorporate some of the same ideas from readicide even though we are very different contents. I think that just shows how important content literacy really is and how it doesn't take much to incoporate new ideas and adapt them to your own materials.
ReplyDeleteRoss, I believe the use of current articles and technology will help spur interest into the "usual" literary assignments. Students are always looking for that real world connection and I believe that providing a connection from articles to text is a great idea. Furthermore, students crave technology, but I might use books on tape and videos as rewards. It will motivate the students to earn them and as long as they can use them properly I believe they can be as effective as a hand held text.
ReplyDeleteGoing off of the last thing you said, I think the main thing we should work towards as teachers is making connections. My host teacher was talking to me the other day about how the high school generations are almost unimpress-able because of how much stimulation they get. I can't even think of how I'l be able to connection something as abstract as my biology GPS with their personal lives, while still covering concepts that will help them pass their standardized tests.
ReplyDeleteI am very interested in your approach of building strong background before introducing the text. It really goes along with what Corey mentioned about connections. By working to front load background knowledge - like you mentioned in class - the time period, lives of people, interesting historical events occurring at this time, it would seem reasonable that students will engage more and get more understanding from the text you assign. You might need to help them make connections through quick, focused partner - small group discussion, perhaps 1 minute journal entries - short, quick ways to process the background you are providing. I will be very interested in your outcomes!
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