EDUC8P20: Week 8Responding to Reading

Professional Learning Conversation

Ciuffetelli Parker, D. (2015). Poverty and schooling: Where mindset meets practice. (LNS Monograph)

The Literacy BlockWhole group: 10-20 minutes

Read-aloud; modelled reading; shared reading; mini-lesson

Small group & individual: 10-20 minutesGuided reading; conferencing; independent

reading; responding to text

Whole group: 5-10 minutesGroup sharing time

Instructional ApproachesFor excellent follow-up on

Modelled/Shared/Guided/Independent instruction in Reading, see:Sakai/Resources/Curriculum Documents/Guides to

Effective Instruction/Reading/ pp. 60-85 (on the pdf version)

Critical LiteracyGoes beyond simply decoding and

understanding texts

Can be thought of as a way of thinking that challenges the inherent meaning of information and, by extension, life situations

Leads to understanding of power relationships that may help students to perceive and take action against injustice

Social Justice ResourcesSelect a book from the table

Read the handout, “Questions to Promote Critical Literacy.”

Read your chosen book and consider which questions from the handout you might address in your own classroom (take into account grade level)

What other questions might you pose?

Share your book and thoughts with a partner

Further Resources for Social Justice

Be sure to examine the rich resources posted on Sakai: Lesson 8/Resources

Literature CirclesRoles:

Discussion DirectorLiterary Luminary (Passage Picker) Internet InvestigatorGraphic Organizer SelectorConnectorVocabulary Enricher Illustrator

Literature CirclesTake apart the set of role sheets at your table

Each group member will select a specific role

Spend approximately 15 minutes completing the instructions for your role (if there are roles left over and you have finished early try a role that has not been taken)

Conduct a Literature Circle session, giving each person about 5 minutes to explain his/her role and how it was completed

Independent ReadingExamine the sample of an Independent Novel

Study assignment at your table.

If you wish to have a copy of this assignment, go to Sakai/Week 8/Resources

Publishers’ Programs for Literacy

Nelson Canada: Nelson Literacy

Pearson Canada: Literacy in Action

Novel PromotionNovel promotion: Each group will prepare a

creative promotion for its novel, lasting no longer than 5-10 minutes. You are encouraged to use a multi-modal approach to this assignment, which may involve integration with the Arts and/or the use of digital technology. Promotions should include concise information about the genre of the novel (e.g. science fiction, historical fiction, mystery, graphic novel, fantasy, etc.), recommended grade level, highlights of the plot, links (where appropriate) to social justice issues or cross-curricular connections. The novel promos will be presented in week 9 (Nov. 4/5)

Hallowe’en Crossword Puzzle