Reading in the Middle Grades and High School: Time Frame

Week 1 (August 21) Syllabus

E-Portfolios

Preliminary E-Portfolio Checklist/Additional Requirements

Introductory Activities

Rationale (TRCA)

Week 2 (August 28) Three Interactive Elements: Introduction; Reader,

Climate, and Text Features; Vocabulary;

Text Features; Text Structure-Informational

(TRCA)

Teaching Vocabulary 1

Introduction to Chess as an Instructional Strategy

Week 3 (September 4) Strategic Processing and Strategic Teaching; Six

Assumptions About Learning (TRCA)

Teaching Vocabulary 2

Research Assignment: Chess in the Schools

Speed Chess

Week 4 (September 11) Teaching With the Times: The same lesson will be used throughout the semester.

Computer Lab: Access www.nytimes.com/learning and print out the assigned lesson. Include the article on which the lesson is based if needed. You may work with a partner or in a small group if there are others in the class with the same major as you have.

Select an appropriate strategy from “Vocabulary Development.” Create an activity using the strategy you have chosen to present to the class WEEK 6, September 25. Handouts, a word-processed description of the activity, and an integrated technology are required.

Speed Chess

Week 5 (September 18) E-Portfolio: Presentations will be recorded on the camcorder for inclusion in the e-portfolio, as well as all written assignments and selected handouts.

In-Class Workshop

*Bring presentation rubric Week 6 (no rubric, no grade)

Speed Chess

Week 6 (September 25) Vocabulary Development Presentations .

Week 7 (October 2) Teaching With the Times (using the same lesson): Select an appropriate strategy from Narrative Text (if an English or a history major) and two appropriate strategies from Informational Text for presentation to the class. Select three appropriate strategies from Informational Text (if a mathematics or science major use the appropriate textbook) to present to the class. Presentations will be given WEEKS 9 and 10,

Presentations will include handouts, a written description of the activities, and the use of technology.

Speed Chess

Week 8 (October 9) In-class workshop

Speed Chess

Week 9 (October 23) Narrative Text and Informational Text presentations.

Week 10 (October 30) Narrative Text and Informational Text presentations.

Week 11 (November 6) Teaching With the Times (using the same lesson): Select two appropriate strategies from Reflection Strategies for presentation to the class. Presentations will be given WEEKS 13 and 14,

Speed Chess Tournament

Week 12 (November 13) In-class workshop.

Eportfolio preliminary check

Week 13 (November 27) Reflection Strategies presentations

Ongoing eportfolio checks

Week 14 (December 4) Reflection Strategies presentations

Ongoing eportfolio checks

Week 15 (December 11) E-portfolio presentations

Portfolio Contents:

FCover Sheet (shared borders, course number and title, term, your name, professor’s name, “cool effects”)

FChess: An Instructional Strategy

FThe New York Times lesson plan and the accompanying article (hyperlinked)

FTeaching With the Times: Vocabulary Development

FTeaching With the Times: Narrative/Informational Text

FTeaching With the Times: Reflection Strategies

FA Look to the Future: How will you incorporate reading for comprehension strategies in your teaching?