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WEEK 1 |
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Day 1 Monday Aug24
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- Purchase books (three titles)
- Send Barbara an email message at bjmonroe@wsu.edu--so she can get your correct address
- Read Wilhelm, Strategic Reading, pp. 8-30 to figure out how Wilhelm--and I--would rank the teaching scenarios
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Day 2 Wednesday Aug26
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- Quick-write on reading (daily grade taken)
- Teaching scenarios & Learning principles
- Analyzing "Teddy"
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| Before Class |
WEEK 2 |
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- Check out Language of Literature (LOL) or Elements of Literature (EOL) for the grade level of your choice at Media Reserves, basement, Holland-Terrell Library. They are listed under Course Reserves in Griffith: Engl 323 or Prof. Barbara Monroe: link to book numbers. You will need to request the book by its book number.
- Bring either LOL or EOL to class.
- Read Wilhelm, "Activity: Theories of Reading" pp. 31-37 AND "Activity: Reading Pictures Parts 1 & 2" pp. 69-73
- Please mark your book as you read, and bring your book to class.
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Day 3 Monday Aug31
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- Quick-write on reading (daily grade taken)
- Literary lenses: finding examples in LOL/EOL
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Day 4 Wednesday Sept2
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- reading Victorian tapestry/using LOL/EOL
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| Before Class |
WEEK 3 |
During Class |
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Day 5 Monday Sept7
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Day 6 Wednesday Sept9
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- using LOL/EOL: King Arthur ReTooled
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| Before Class |
WEEK 4 |
During Class |
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Day 7 Monday Sept14
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- Read "unit overview" assignment (in the left-hand column on this webpage)
- Read Wilhelm, "Student Attitudes and Beliefs" pp. 85-90
- Read Wilhelm, "Teaching Ways of Reading" pp. 40-46
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Day 8 Wednesday Sept16
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- Unit Overview assignment: getting started (writing Goals, putting together a Text Set, developing a line of inquiry)
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| Before Class |
WEEK 5 |
During Class |
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Day 9Monday Sept21
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- working on Unit Overview, cont'd
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- Create your wikispace and send URL to Barbara to list on course page.
- Draft of Unit Overview due in wikispace by midnight, FRIDAY (daily grade taken)
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Day 10 Wednesday Sept23
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- working on Unit Overview, cont'd
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| Before Class |
WEEK 6 |
During Class |
- Workhop on Unit Overview due in wikispace by midnight, SUNDAY (daily grade taken)
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Day 11 Monday Sept28
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- feedback on our Unit Overviews so far
- examples of culminating projects... and working backwards
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- Unit Overview due in wikispace by midnight, FRIDAY
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Day 12 Wednesday Sept30
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- aligning objectives, assignments, and assessment
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| Before Class |
WEEK 7 |
During Class |
- Read Wilhelm, "Instructional Sequencing" pp. 187-206.
- As you read Wilhelm, list all the "teaching episodes"--activities and assignments--for each "step." Bring that list to class.
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Day 13 Monday Oct5
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Day 14 Wednesday Oct7
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- in-class workshop /conferences/report-outs on sequences
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| Before Class |
WEEK 8 |
During Class |
- Read Wilhelm, "Loving the Questions" pp. 122-139. Pay closest attention to "dense questioning." Be ready to write dense questions in class.
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Day 15 Monday Oct12
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- Questioning
- Microteaching assignment
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- Read Wilhelm, "Teaching the Skills of Discussion" pp. 139-151.
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Day 16 Wednesday Oct14
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| Before Class |
WEEK 9 |
During Class |
- Draft of Assignment Sequence due in wikispace by midnight, Sunday
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Day 17 Monday Oct19
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- BARBARA WILL BE ON RELIGIOUS RETREAT
- Work online. No face-to-face class today.
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- workshop on Assignment Sequence due in wikispace by midnight, Wednesday
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Day 18 Wednesday Oct21
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- BARBARA WILL BE ON RELIGIOUS RETREAT
- Work online. No face-to-face class today.
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| Before Class |
WEEK 10 |
During Class |
- Assignment Sequence due by midnight, Sunday.
- Read Wilhelm, "Getting Horsey" pp. 73-85
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Day 19 Monday Oct26
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- Lesson Sequence assignment
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- Read Beers, Ch. 1 & 2, pp. 1-22, When Kids Can't Read
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Day 20 Wednesday Oct28
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| Before Class |
WEEK 11 |
During Class |
- Read Beers, Ch. 5, pp. 23-60, When Kids Can't Read
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Day 21 Monday Nov2
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- Microteaching: teaching inference
- cartoons pp. 62-65 - Stephanie & Shannyn
- bumper stickers p. 71 - Kat & Chris
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- Read Beers, Ch. 3, pp. 23-39, When Kids Can't Read
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Day 22 Wednesday Nov4
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- Microteaching: Pre-reading strategies
- anticipation guides pp. 74-80 & scales pp. 139-144 - Chase & Kimberly
- tea party (aka "party talk") pp. 94-101 - Shannon & Austen
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| Before Class |
WEEK 12 |
During Class |
- Read Beers, Ch. 4, pp. 40-60, When Kids Can't Read
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Day 23Monday Nov9
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- Microteaching: During-reading strategies
- say something pp. 105-111 - Jennifer Snyder & Kayleigh
- think aloud pp. 119-127 & silently pp. 127-128 - Grant & Janessa
- post-it notes pp. 133-134 - Seth
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| VETERANS DAY - NO CLASS |
Day 24 Wednesday Nov11
| VETERANS DAY - NO CLASS |
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WEEK 13 |
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Day 25 Monday Nov16
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- Microteaching: After-reading strategies
- text reformulation (aka "story recycling") pp. 159-165- Erika & Kasie
- sketch to stretch pp. 171-172 - Kara & Spenser
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- Lesson Sequence DUE; post to your wikispace under a New Page named "Lessons"
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Day 26 Wednesday Nov18
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- word splash p. 94 & most important word pp. 173-175 Nick & Jennifer Mc
- Shannyn & Steph - cartoons [make-up]
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| Before Class |
WEEK 14 |
During Class |
| Read Beers, Ch. 9, pp. 176-203, When Kids Can't Read |
Day 27 Monday Nov30
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Day 28 Wednesday Dec2
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| Before Class |
WEEK 15 |
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Day 29 Monday Dec7
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- Strategies for handling the paper load
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Day 30 Wednesday Dec9
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