Our middle school 6th graders have Reading and Language Arts (which is writing). 7th and 8th graders have Language Arts which is reading and writing.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 9:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: lit Digest, Vol 29, Issue 5 Send lit mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/lit_literacyworkshop.or g or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of lit digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Course names help (Mary Dovey) 2. Re: Course names help ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 3. Re: Course names help (Lucinda Marcello) 4. Re: Course names help (Susan Spoo) 5. Re: Course names help ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 6. Re: Course names help (Lucinda Marcello) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:55:24 -0500 From: Mary Dovey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [LIT] Course names help To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Hello, sorry for the cross posting, but I'm not sure who gets what these days and I wanted to reach everyone. Our middle school principal would like to rename the two core subjects of reading and writing that we currently teach under the umbrella term, Communication Arts. This is due only to the fact that our students will now get a separate grade for each, not any dissatisfaction with Com Arts as the term. I've suggested the obvious: reading (since I want to continue stressing to teachers that we are teaching reading, not just literature and literary analysis, etc.) and writing. Nothing fancy, nothing tough to figure out, very plain: reading and writing. What do your schools call these core subjects? As the literacy coach, I need to bring back info to him and thought I'd start with you kind folks. (I think he thinks "reading" is too elementary, and I suspect I'll be able to show him it's not.) Thanks. Mary ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 19:53:21 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIT] Course names help To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Reading and English is what I see, however, the separation of these is always a mystery to me. Chris **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 18:39:59 -0700 From: "Lucinda Marcello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIT] Course names help To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Language arts--- at our school. I prefer calling it reading and writing. Or maybe strategic reading and effective writing. Why not add a few adjectives? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Dovey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 5:55 PM Subject: [LIT] Course names help > Hello, sorry for the cross posting, but I'm not sure who gets what these > days and I wanted to reach everyone. > > Our middle school principal would like to rename the two core subjects of > reading and writing that we currently teach under the umbrella term, > Communication Arts. This is due only to the fact that our students will > now > get a separate grade for each, not any dissatisfaction with Com Arts as > the > term. I've suggested the obvious: reading (since I want to continue > stressing to teachers that we are teaching reading, not just literature > and > literary analysis, etc.) and writing. Nothing fancy, nothing tough to > figure > out, very plain: reading and writing. > > What do your schools call these core subjects? As the literacy coach, I > need > to bring back info to him and thought I'd start with you kind folks. (I > think he thinks "reading" is too elementary, and I suspect I'll be able to > show him it's not.) Thanks. > Mary > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.1 - Release Date: 2/25/2008 > 12:00 AM > > ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 20:06:16 -0600 From: "Susan Spoo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIT] Course names help To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .us> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" We call ours reading and language arts, although I believe our reading is more literature-based than reading as it is taught in elementary schools. Grammar and writing are taught in language arts. I'm in a 7-8 building. Susie ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Mary Dovey Sent: Wed 3/5/2008 6:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades. Subject: [LIT] Course names help Hello, sorry for the cross posting, but I'm not sure who gets what these days and I wanted to reach everyone. Our middle school principal would like to rename the two core subjects of reading and writing that we currently teach under the umbrella term, Communication Arts. This is due only to the fact that our students will now get a separate grade for each, not any dissatisfaction with Com Arts as the term. I've suggested the obvious: reading (since I want to continue stressing to teachers that we are teaching reading, not just literature and literary analysis, etc.) and writing. Nothing fancy, nothing tough to figure out, very plain: reading and writing. What do your schools call these core subjects? As the literacy coach, I need to bring back info to him and thought I'd start with you kind folks. (I think he thinks "reading" is too elementary, and I suspect I'll be able to show him it's not.) Thanks. Mary _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org <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 ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 05:43:37 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIT] Course names help To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" How about Reading Workshop and Writing Workshop or Strategic Reading and Process Writing? Pat ************** It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 07:00:50 -0700 From: "Lucinda Marcello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIT] Course names help To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades." <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Strategic Reading and Process Writing! ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 3:43 AM Subject: Re: [LIT] Course names help > How about Reading Workshop and Writing Workshop or Strategic Reading and > Process Writing? > > Pat > > > ************** > It's Tax Time! 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