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Unit of Study
Unit for the SCWAMP Ideological Framework English, Communication and Broadcasting – Media Begin with the definition of ideology and ideological framework Explain how ideology presents itself in … more →
Literacy, Culture, and the Teacher of Reading
A Reflection of Literacy, Culture, and the Teaching of Reading
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aimeebou wrote 1 year ago: One of the things that I love about being a teacher is that I am a life long learner, and … more →
Active Listening Exercise
aimeebou wrote 1 year ago: A while back in one of my C&T 5037 classes, I engaged in an active listening activity … more →
Critical Reading: Book Clubs
aimeebou wrote 1 year ago: This past year I started encouraging weekly book clubs in my classroom. I learned strategi … more →
Examining Multiliteracies
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aimeebou wrote 1 year ago: Taking a Look at Multiliteracies in My Own Life Task Task 1: Going out to dinner Task 2: Reorganizin … more →
Unit of Study
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mjv2116 wrote 1 year ago: Unit for the SCWAMP Ideological Framework English, Communication and Broadcasting – Media Begi … more →
Developing a Plan of Action to Promote the Acknowledgement of Different Discourses
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aimeebou wrote 1 year ago: If I were to design a unit with the hopes of developing critical reading skills in my stud … more →
The Process of Interpreting, Presenting, and Critiquing the Work of Anne Haas Dyson in The Brothers and Sisters Learn to Write: Popular Literacies in Childhood and School Cultures
aimeebou wrote 1 year ago: When we initially met to collaborate and decide on how to create a presentation of the wor … more →
Response to "The Brothers and Sisters Learn to Write," by Anne Haas Dyson
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mjv2116 wrote 1 year ago: Concerning the group dynamics and completion of the project, it was generally accepted that we felt … more →
"Where I'm From" Poem, 5/28/08
aimeebou wrote 1 year ago: Where I am From I am from Rhode Island, the smallest state in the union but with the biggest heart. … more →
The Brothers and Sisters Learn to Write, Anne Haas Dyson
mjv2116 wrote 1 year ago: Dyson spoke with: · Parents · Miss Rita, the teacher · Representatives of KMEL, … more →
Examining Mainstream and Alternative Discourses
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aimeebou wrote 1 year ago: Catherine Compton-Lilly carefully researches the discourses of a handful of urban studen … more →
Agree or Disagree
mjv2116 wrote 1 year ago: The activity used in class on Wednesday involved a group of two or three discussing whether or not t … more →
Active Listening
mjv2116 wrote 1 year ago: Active listening requires that two people speak to one another with the goal of listening intently. … more →
Teaching Other People's Children, Cynthia Ballenger
mjv2116 wrote 1 year ago: This literature generally took the attitude that children will learn unless impeded from learning. … more →
So... what is culture, anyway?
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mjv2116 wrote 1 year ago: I’m glad we finally tackled the definition of culture. We seem to blithely talk about it and o … more →
Sharing (my dislike of sharing) Cultural Treasures
mjv2116 wrote 1 year ago: Hello folks, I want to remind you that next week we will share cultural treasures (an object, photos … more →
Bastard Out of Carolina Redux
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mjv2116 wrote 1 year ago: I happened to run into a friend on my way to the bookstore yesterday, and she walked me to the shelf … more →
Introductory Pieces
mjv2116 wrote 1 year ago: Today we started with two introductory features that I felt were really appropriate for a first clas … more →
A wiki about critical literacy
read2bfree wrote 1 year ago: Wikis are great fun and allow each user to change the content. It seems like a good tool for a class … more →
