Cullen / Gabriel & Wenz / Zwiers

In this week's reading you hear from Cullen, Gabriel & Wenz, and Zwiers.  What are your thoughts about these readings? Here are some potential questions to respond to, but feel free to write about you are curious about and moved by.

• What would these authors say to one another in a conversation? What would they agree on? Where would they disagree? 
• What might Gee or Delpit say to any of these authors? 
• Have you used a generalized or disciplinary literacy approach already in your classroom and you didn't know it? What are some examples?  
• What are you learning about social justice and literacy in your content area? 
• Is there a quote or concept that is causing tension for you? Try to name it and explore why.

Links for Class 8/26

SYLLABUS

What is Literacy

• Tracking our Thinking

Let's Meet a Student

Let's Meet Some Theorists

• Paulo Friere: "Reading the world precedes reading the word, and the subsequent reading of the word cannot dispense with continually reading the world." 
• James Gee: Literacy, Discourse, and Linguistics: An Introduction (pgs. 7-14)
• Lisa Delpit: Power and Privilege in Education Other People's Children (pgs. 283-284)

What does Literacy Look Like in Your World: An Intro to Photovoice

What does Literacy Look Like in Your Content Area

Developing Literacy Through Cooperative Learning: Literature Circles

Harvey Daniels

Inquiry and Zooming In: Miscue Analysis

• Goodman

Closure

• What would you like to say to Carey, Freire, Gee, or Delpit?
• What should I know about you as a student to be a better teacher for you?
• What are you nervous about?

Photovoice: A Participatory Action Research Strategy Response

After reading Wang's article, please share your response in a comment below.

• One quote that intrigued you
• One connection
• One question

These will be due for our first class on Aug. 26. Please read your classmates' responses as they will inform our discussion in class.