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4-17-14. Multi-cultural Books. (week 2). Agenda: Books talks (multicultural) Minilessons (15-20 min each) Additional work on unit plans. Program Note: Load your A/V files now. BOOK TALKS. Assume we are high school students; teach for 15-20 minutes
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4-17-14 Multi-cultural Books (week 2) Agenda: Books talks (multicultural) Minilessons (15-20 min each) Additional work on unit plans Program Note: Load your A/V files now.
Assume we are high school students; teach for 15-20 minutes • Turn in your complete lesson plan for feedback • I’ll provide feedback on Rubrics A & B, plus notes on LP form
Course Description: In accordance with the catalog description, you will “study … literature for the adolescent, including methods of introducing the major literary genres to the secondary school student.” Course Goals: Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to design instructional units using YA novels alone or in conjunction with canonical works in ways appropriate to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). You should also be familiar with a wide range of YA novels and authors, so you can recommend appropriate books to students for independent reading. Unit Plan: 20 pts Book talks + book reviews + author talk: 38 pts
Next week: Book Talk #8 (humor, sports, adventure, romance) Unit plan due (on wiki) In-class description of unit Distribute final exam May 1: Final Exam due (via email) Closing comments, preview of ENGL 595 End-of-class celebration (location TBA)