Read and post notes on the following:
(1) McWilliam, E. (2010) Learning culture, teaching economy
(2) Purves (1993) Setting standards in the language arts and literature classroom and the implications for portfolio assessment
(3) Sawch (2011) Asking and arguing fact and fiction: using inquiry and critical literacy to make sense of literature in the world
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Written Reflection 4
Read and post notes for the following:
Applebee et al. (2000) Creating continuance and continuity in the HS literature curricula
Nystrand et al. (1993) Using small groups in the literature classroom
Read The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and think about the following. You may reference other Young Adult literature or classic secondary school texts to think about these issues.
(1) What is the potential of the text for the lower secondary classroom?
(2) What are the limitations of the text?
(3) In light of your previous readings and classroom discussions, discuss about the curriculum choice of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and possible instructional methods.
Applebee et al. (2000) Creating continuance and continuity in the HS literature curricula
Nystrand et al. (1993) Using small groups in the literature classroom
Read The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and think about the following. You may reference other Young Adult literature or classic secondary school texts to think about these issues.
(1) What is the potential of the text for the lower secondary classroom?
(2) What are the limitations of the text?
(3) In light of your previous readings and classroom discussions, discuss about the curriculum choice of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and possible instructional methods.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Written Reflection 3
Read and post your comments on the following before class on 8 June (Friday):
Gee (1996) Social Linguistics & Literacies: Ideologies in Discourses (Chapters 3, 6 & 7) NY:
Routledge Falmer.*
2. Heath, S. B. (2005) What No Bedtime Story Means. In Duranti, A. (2005) Linguistic anthropology: a
Have to Teach us about Learning and
Literacy OR
3. Rex, L. (2001) The remaking of a high school reader. In Reading Research Quarterly 36:3, 288-314
AND
Apple, M. W. (1997) The text and cultural politics. Educational Researcher 21:7, 4-12.*
2. Loh, C. E. (2009) Reading the World: Reconceptualizing reading multicultural literature in
the ELA classroom in a Global World. In Changing English 16:3, 287-299.*
Gee (1996) Social Linguistics & Literacies: Ideologies in Discourses (Chapters 3, 6 & 7) NY:
Routledge Falmer.*
2. Heath, S. B. (2005) What No Bedtime Story Means. In Duranti, A. (2005) Linguistic anthropology: a
Have to Teach us about Learning and
Literacy OR
3. Rex, L. (2001) The remaking of a high school reader. In Reading Research Quarterly 36:3, 288-314
AND
Apple, M. W. (1997) The text and cultural politics. Educational Researcher 21:7, 4-12.*
2. Loh, C. E. (2009) Reading the World: Reconceptualizing reading multicultural literature in
the ELA classroom in a Global World. In Changing English 16:3, 287-299.*
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Written reflection 1
Hi, please read the following for your first lesson and post your written reflections under this thread.
Holden, P.(1999) The Great Literature Debate
Poon, A. (2007) The Politics of Pragmatics
Smith & Wilhelm (2006) Designing Inquiry units
Deadline: 3 June 2012, Sunday
& Written Reflections 2 on Assessment!
Holden, P.(1999) The Great Literature Debate
Poon, A. (2007) The Politics of Pragmatics
Smith & Wilhelm (2006) Designing Inquiry units
Deadline: 3 June 2012, Sunday
& Written Reflections 2 on Assessment!
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Hello and welcome to the MLE814 blog page. We will be using this blog page for discussions and for our written reflections. I will create headings for your official written reflections. Please post your reflection (may be in prose form, point form, cross comparisons of articles, single reflections on key themes or issues, however you choose... only please be reflective and insightful) before your lessons.
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