Read the following articles and related sites:
1. “I” poems: Invitations for students to
deepen literary understanding
2. The Multigenre Paper: Increasing Interest,
Motivation, and Functionality in Research
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3. A Professional Development Initiative for
Developing Approaches to Vocabulary
Instruction With Secondary Mathematics,
Art, Science, and English Teachers
Note: Two teachers highlighted in this article
have Web sites that you can visit:
Lucas Pasley (Alleghany High School English)
http://www.alleghany.k12.nc.us/ahs/english/pasleyweb/
Donna Link (Alleghany High School Art)
http://www.alleghany.k12.nc.us/link/
Multigenre Examples in Content Area Instruction
Check out these sites:
Examples in science -- "I am poem"
(old page, but still get the idea from examples)
Cher Wheeler's 5th grade blog,
check out Biomes “I” Poems - E-Book under ecosystems
Kelley Wilson's 4th grade blog,
check out the poems of pirates and books they made,
listen to the students' podcasts
Katie Blackburn's 2nd grade blog,
even 2nd graders can write poems about science
and podcast them
Poetry about the plants, lesson plan
Poem for Two Voices example lesson
What am I? example from Great Depression
Write a feature story
ABC Books and Activities
ABC Book--Oceanography
See Trathen's Reading Resources
ABC Book Examples
ABC books for social studies
Wanted Poster example Great Depression
and lesson plan science
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Check out teachers' blogs |
Read article 1 and article 2 and summarize the main points for each.
Write 3 thinking questions about each article.
Write the summaries and the questions in your blog.
Download the following guide and complete as you read article 3.
Use a word processing program to fill in the tables; save the document. (Remember to include your name); and send back to me as an e-mail attachment.)
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Guide for article 3 :
Complete column A before you read the article.
Then, as your read and after you read the article complete column B.
Post a reaction to article 3 and the related sites on your blog.
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Post on your blog a response to reading 1, reading 2, reading 3, and the related sites for the readings.
Respond to other posts.
Minimum 1 comment for each article 1, 2, and 3.
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Many of the sites for lessons will be
the same as those for materials & strategies.
The focus of what you are looking for is different:
look for lessons that you can modify and use.
Identify 2 lesson plans you would use in your teaching.
Browse through the following resources:
CAROL Links to Content Area Resources
Read, Write, Think A great place to start
looking for lessons with reading and
writing integrated into content areas.
Use the advanced search tool.
NCWiseOwl
MarcoPolo
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Trathen's Reading Resources
See list of resources for teachers.
Lesson Plans Page for Teachers
Awesome
Library
Columbia Education Center
Google search for you content area lessons
Don't forget to google a topic.
Try: teaching strategies (your content)
Look for search engines on CAROL Links.
Teaching Strategies Resources
Don't forget to google a topic.
Try: teaching strategies (put in a descriptor)
Assignment Check Sheet
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Post the reference for each lesson that you found on the Internet that you would use in your classroom (minimum of 2). Tell us what you like about the lesson and how you would use it. Please be specific.
Read and post comments to other students' blogs. Minimum 1 response to each assigned blog post (5) and responses to other bloggers in class (minimum 5). So a total of 10 comments for this unit.
Post a reflection on the course, a general summary of the materials and resources you were able to find through the activities in this course and how you will use them in your teaching. Which sites were most useful? Will you continue finding resources? Will you continue with your blog?
Total blog posts for this unit are 6 (3 articles and related sites, 2 lessons you will use, 1course reflection).
Complete the online course evaluation.
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