This list is exactly what I was thinking to respond. How about meshing the concepts from grade level social studies or science as topics for some of the reading/research/higher level work?
On 11/10/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > To help with the notion of an advanced reading class you may want to consider: > 1. Use questions that employ Bloom's top 3 levels, analysis, synthesis and > evaluation > 2. Use projects that allow students to use one or more of their multiple > intelligences > 3. Use DeBono's six hats thinking framework to analyze various literature > selections > 4. Have students create multi-media presentations for the class regarding > various literature selections > 5. Have students engage in a debate regarding characters - protagonist vs. > antagonist > 6. Use Kohlberg's levels of moral development and relate to various > characters in the literature selection > > Hope this helps. > > ---- reading <[email protected]> wrote: > > The school where I teach performs very well on state standardized tests. In > > reading I believe the scores are well above 90%. This is my first year > > teaching 7th grade and the first year of a newly developed "advanced" > > literature class which I am teaching. I'm struggling with how to make the > > class "advanced". And now we are supposed to present to the > > board.Theoretically, I don't like the concept of the class. I don't think > my > > philosphy of teaching meshes well with leveled reading classes. I wanted > to > > hear others opinions. Does your middle school have advanced classes? > > _______________________________________________ > > 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.
