> > And once again we get to see that which materials we use matters less than > what we do with those materials. Never content, are we?
> 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. > > -- "There is nothing so unequal as equal treatment of unequals." Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes _______________________________________________ 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.
