Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Why you're having us read these books
Considering this class is on literacy, it makes sense to me that you would incorporate a few books. You have given us a choice of three different books that we could read and have allowed us to work in groups to design our own literacy based project. I think this has acted as a model that any of us could use in the classroom to incorporate literacy. By giving us a choice on books we were able to pick the book that interested us most. Letting us come up with our own project, and picking our own due date, gave us the freedom to do a project that we might actually enjoy. Also, I have a feeling that all the different groups are going to come up with very different projects. This might also give us ideas as to what sort of projects we could do with our students in regards to literacy. I think you are having us read these books to allow us to remember what is was like to be a student who had to read a novel or do a book report. Even now with all my courses, it's somewhat overwhelming because I feel like I don' t have enough time. It's important to remember how some literacy assignments might feel to students.
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I am kinda hoping you will enjoy the book too. : )
I tend to agree with you on this. As this is a course on literacy we do need to read. i love the idea od letting us choose a book, and letting us choose the project. That is something I will be be incorporating (I hope) in my classes. Giving the students the freedom to choose is great.
it also does remind us of what it is like to be a student, and the feeling of being overwhelmed. I totally know what you mean.
I also feel like many wrote these books were all similar in nature, they show us how different teachers go about teaching in difficult, very different, situations. I can say for myself not having read any of these books that I now have put on my reading list the other two books, just from reading your responses.
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