"A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." <[email protected]> on Thursday, July 05, 2007 at 7:26 AM -0500 wrote: >i like the idea of not having a curriculum; there's so much freedom >because we dont' have big money tied up in a package program. then, of >course, you could argue that our standards are the curriculum, and this >is pretty much true. the single most important thing for my students is >for them to read. using trade books makes them real world readers, and >they know it. all year long, students hear brief lessons about reading, >and then they read. > >i'm wondering this: do most of the school systems you all work for use a >specific program, or are you makiing up your own curriculum like we are >at dps?
Hi! My class uses standards for the curriculum, with students determining the content used to to help develop the required skills (reading, writing, research, oral communication, self-evaluation, intrapersonal knowledge). We have annual units in historical fiction, poetry, and theatre; I require student-designed units in aesthetics, psychology, world cultures and history each year; the rest is up to them! On the other hand, the 8th graders in my school have more of a pre-set curriculum, with alternating historical and fiction-based units on the theme of "community" during different time periods and in different areas of the world. Take care, _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
