Thank you! This list is helpful. But i wonder why I couldn't do this with the regular reading classes? Yes, the kids in my advanced class are very bright and inquisitive but it's not as if the kids in the regular reading class can't handle this kind of thinking. I wish they could be a part of it.
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 6:48 PM, <[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.
