Educ 5281 Advanced Practices For Teaching Literature And Writing At The Secondary Level

EDUC 5281: Advanced Practices for Teaching Literature and Writing at the Secondary Level

Course Description:

This course will explore adolescent literature and the variety of formats in which it exists. Attention will be given to understanding how students comprehend content material and to the socio-cultural influences on reading, reading/writing relationships, and assessment of content reading. Ways to teach students to critically read and create media will be discussed. Research on writing will be reviewed and methods of teaching writing for and models for responding to and evaluating student writing will be explored.

Required Textbook and Materials:

The main required textbooks for this course are listed below, and can be readily accessed using the provided links. There may be additional required/recommended readings, supplemental materials, or other resources and websites necessary for lessons; these will be provided for you in the course’s General Information and Forums area, and throughout the term via the weekly course Unit areas and the Learning Guides.

This course does not contain a main textbook; resources to all required reading will be provided in the course Learning Guide for each week.
To access the LIRN resources you must log in to Moodle and access the Library and Information Resource Network (LIRN) located under the Resources link on the Home page. Click on the Alphabetical View tab at the top of the page and scroll down to the database where the resource is located (eBook Central, ERIC, Gale, etc). Copy and paste the title of the resource into the search bar. A link to the resource will appear. If you have any problems please contact [email protected].

Software Requirements/Installation:

No special requirements.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Identify with their experiences in the reading and writing process and how that experience affects their own teaching style
2. Explore issues related to teaching reading, writing, and literacy practices in secondary classrooms.
3. Familiarize themselves with culturally diverse texts to incorporate global thinking into secondary classrooms.
4. Plan units that incorporate reading and writing strategies in a secondary classroom.

Course Schedule and Topics:

This course will cover the following topics in eight learning sessions, with one Unit per week.

Week 1: Unit 1 – Our Literacy Story

Week 2: Unit 2 – Choosing Appropriate Reading Sources

Week 3: Unit 3 – Teaching Strategies: Literature

Week 4: Unit 4 – Nonfiction: Reading Strategies

Week 5: Unit 5 – Teaching Strategies: Creative Writing

Week 6: Unit 6 – Teaching Strategies: Essays

Week 7: Unit 7 – Putting It into Practice: Creating Reading & Writing Activities

Week 8: Unit 8 – Putting it into Practice: Creating Reading & Writing Assessments