>>>>Do mosaic folks think teachers can bring contentious topics to the >>>>table--or, I wonder, does the reading/learning get buried in the >>>>politics of it all and make these topics undesirable to a reading >>>>curriculum?
Actually, we have based our entire middle school theme on the study of sustainability. How do societies endure over time? We've looked at these and other questions through the social sciences and science lens. We teach integrated curriculum schoolwide so our texts (fiction and non fiction)are driven by science and social studies content. I think it's imperative that we teach critical literacy skills. The only way I know how to do this is to bring in literacy materials that look through different lenses and spark discussion and debate.These skills unfortunately are not part of our state wide tests. Lise _______________________________________________ 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.
