We are having many discussion around required literature and 'sacred books', finding that within our own district, the required and sacred are wishful thinking. For our teachers, there aren't required texts imposed on them by building, district or the state. Obviously, our conversations would be very different it that were indeed the case.
Lori On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:17 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: >I am working with ninth graders that are typically coming intoninth >grade at a sixth or seventh grade reading level. We are required to >read such texts as "The Most Dangerous Game", "The Sniper", Of Mice >and Men, Romeo and Juliet (this is hard for them), Fences, Go Ask >Alice etc... > >We have state standards and state tests that involve listening and >then writing, reading informational texts and then writing, reading >different genres and then writing, and critical analysis. I work in >New York State if that helps. I am not sure if you are familiar with >the standards. > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Bill Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Monday, February 12, 2007 1:10 am >Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] high school literacy...suggestions? >To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" >[email protected]> > >> > Does anyone have suggestions on how I can improve reading >> comprehension >> > within my high >> > school English >> > classroom while still meeting the state/district requrements? >> >> What requirements are you referring to? Are you limited to only >> certain >> books? What standards? What reading levels are we dealing with? >> >> Bill >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mosaic mailing list >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> >http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org >. >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. >> > >_______________________________________________ >Mosaic mailing list >[email protected] >To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > >Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
