| Melinda Dobson | Hopes and Expectations |
| 812 Sprau | Requirements and Grades |
| Class URL: http://homepages.wmich.edu/~mdobson/480.html | Deadlines |
| Home Phone: (269)372-2445 - leave a message! | Computer Conference |
| e-mail: melinda_dobson@hotmail.com | Discussion Analysis |
| Office Hours: W 4:00-4:30pm or by appt. | Web Site and Grade Sheet |
| Class: MW 2-3:50 pm, 1215 Wood | Unit Plan , Rubric , Unit Plan Points , Group Leader Self Evaluation Assignment , Group Leader Self-Evaluation Form |
Required Texts:
-Carey-Webb, Allen. Literature and Lives.
-Christenbury, Leila. Making the Journey. - only buy the new edition - orange/red cover NOT yellow
-Appleman, Deborah. Critical Encounters in High School English: Teaching Literary Theory to Adolescents.
-1-2 books that you purchase and/or check out from the library (budget
around $24 for each book) for Unit Plan presentations. One or two groups will choose from the following list of reading books. The other two groups will use Literature and Lives and Critical Encounters.
-Reading How-To Books
- Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?: Content Comprehension, Grades 6-12, Tovani
- I Read It, but I Don't Get It : Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers, Tovani
- You Gotta Be the Book, Wilhelm
- Improving Comprehension With Think-Aloud Strategies, Wilhelm
- When Kids Can't Read: What Teachers Can Do: A Guide for Teachers 6-12, Beers
- Reading for Understanding, Schoenbach
-$10 Copy Card
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Hopes and Expectations
(Course Objectives):
English 480 students will
Requirements and Grades:1. become acquainted with the teaching materials, professional resources and organizations related to the teaching of English;
2. discover and see demonstrated methods and strategies unique to the teaching of English, methods for increasing understanding, appreciation, and competence in the language arts of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and critical thinking;
3. investigate methods of measuring and evaluating the performance of students in the English classroom;
4. prepare for intern-teaching, particularly by preparing several sets of lesson plans;
5. use audiovisual resources appropriate for the teaching of English, particularly by preparing their own web sites;
6. articulate their own philosophies of teaching literature;
7. develop an Individualized Reading Program that will help students of literature select and approach texts, deepen their understanding during reading, tackle challenging and unfamiliar texts, and respond and critique the ideas and information encountered;
8. work cooperatively with others to investigate shared areas of interest.
All formal assignments and final copies of assignments should be typed or computer produced in keeping with the professional expectations of this course.
Only assignments turned in on the due dates will be considered on time. In fairness to students whose work is turned in on time, grades for late assignments may drop one letter grade for each day (not class session) an assignment is late.
You are responsible for making yourself aware of and understanding the policies and procedures in the Undergraduate (pp. 274-276) [Graduate (pp. 25-27)] Catalog that pertain to Academic Honesty. These policies include cheating, fabrication, falsification and forgery, multiple submission, plagiarism, complicity and computer misuse. If there is reason to believe you have been involved in academic dishonesty, you will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct. You will be given the opportunity to review the charge(s). If you believe you are not responsible, you will have the opportunity for a hearing. You should consult with me if you are uncertain about an issue of academic honesty prior to the submission of an assignment or test.
Tentatively, the course requirements will be weighted as follows (may be re-negotiated, depending on adjustments in the syllabus plans):
| Attendance and Participation | only one absence or less(1 ab. 95/100, 2 ab. 85, 3 ab. ??); talk, talk, talk | 10% |
| In/Out of Class Assignments | due dates, in-class activities, homework, presentations, web reports, lesson plans | 30% |
| Web Site | due dates, requirements, creativity | 15% |
| Unit Plan and Disc. Analysis | due dates, written portions, presentation, evaluations, discussion analysis | 30% |
| Confer | due dates, characters, depth of response, response to others' ideas | 15% |
Deadlines: SUBJECT TO CHANGE - check this every Sunday and Tuesday for updates
| Monday | Wednesday |
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September 6 |
| September 11 *start with Dreamweaver - homepage due next week *have homepage completed by September 18 |
September 13 *computer work on web site - work on all of the 5 main pages created (titled, background images, clip art, etc.) and ready to insert information into - make sure each of the 5 main pages has your name, an e-mail link to you, and the date the page was last modified. Link all of your pages to one another with a navigation bar. |
| September 18 *please read, think, and comment about the standards and MEAP - Print and bring these links to class. Please make notes as you see fit. ...Michigan Standards, Reading, Literature, Skills and Processes, Depth of Understanding, Ideas in Action, Critical Standards. You may want to access the others for future assignments. Complete PDF version. *home page complete(Add your picture and a better welcome and some other images) and 4 other pages ready to go with navigation bar (We did this in class Wednesday.) *form reading and unit plan groups - put on confer 121 |
September 20 |
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September 25 *bring a list of readings you enjoy - novels, magazines, professional journals or books, poems, short stories, etc. |
September 27 Strategies for Teaching Literature *Lesson plan structure in Christenbury Ch. 3 - do confer item #114 - some of you did this earlier in the semster *work on IRP if time *choose readings you will use for unit plan - turn in written proposal to me - rough plan stage |
| October 2 *work on IRP if time |
October 4 *MCTE Conference Friday - directions on confer or meet at Oakland and 94 park and ride at 7am Friday *finalize your web sites - write 10 statements on your teaching philosophy page to address our main areas of teaching literature - Choosing Literature, Strategies for Teaching Literature, Standards, Students, Discussion, Censorship, Evaluation...anything having to do with teaching literature. |
| October 9 *rough draft of web site due - put your complete web site address on confer item # 124 *Peer edit another person's web site and put your comments and numerical grading on confer by Oct. 11 - CONFER ITEM #125- BE THOROUGH - critique individual web sites from home using my grade sheet - write your specific comments and numerical grades on confer for participation points, final draft of WEB SITE due Oct. 16 |
October 11 *Assessment - reading handout - 2 chapters *Do confer items 133 and 134. *put your peer editing comments and numerical grading on confer by today - CONFER ITEM #125 - Make sure you've finalized your 10 teaching philosophy statements. |
October 16 *final draft of web site due today, make sure you checked out the critique of your web site on confer - enter you web site address on confer - Make sure you've done your teaching philosophy. |
October 18 *unit plan work |
October 23 *Each group will meet with me in class today. *Group #1 "Reading Group" must post homework assignments on confer |
October 25 *Introduce the discussion assignment to be completed after unit plans are done. See the grade sheet . |
October 30 |
November 1 *Group 2 Literature and Lives must post homework assignments on confer |
November 6 |
November 8 |
November 13 *Group 3 must post homework assignments on confer |
November 15
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November 20 |
November 22 |
November 27 |
November 29 |
December 4 *All groups must hand in grades for your classmates and your self-evaluation paper and printout...except for Group 3 who will give them to me tomorrow |
December 6 *Group 3 must return all papers to students and grades to professor and turn in group leader self-evaluations |
December 11 |
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