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Expository Reading and Writing Course for Middle School
October 30, 2013Dr. Mary Adler
CSU Channel IslandsMary.Adler@csuci.edu
805-437-8486
Day 1, October 30, 2013 Rationale, template and key principles Meeting the modules, Grade 7
Day 2, November 1, 2013 Resources: Reading Rhetorically, They
Say I Say Meeting the modules, Grade 8
Day 3, March 7, 2014 Reflect on teaching & analyze student
work Stimulating productive student talk
Agenda/Goals for this series
Key Principles of ERWC Relentless focus on the text
1. The integration of interactive reading and writing processes
2. A rhetorical approach to texts that fosters critical thinking
3. Materials and themes that engage student interest and provide a foundation for principled debate and argument
4. Classroom activities designed to model and foster successful practices of fluent readers and writers
5. Research-based methodologies with a consistent relationship between theory and practice
6. Built-in flexibility to allow teachers to respond to varied students' needs and instructional contexts
7. Alignment with standards (2010 CCCSS)3
• Draw a slip, discuss with your partner.
• How do you interpret this key principle?
• What might be beneficial about it?
• How does it fit with your philosophy of
teaching for middle school students?
Introducing Students to the ERWC What's Next? Thinking About Life After High School Rhetoric of the Op-Ed Page Racial Profiling The Value of Life Good Food/Bad Food Into the Wild
12th grade, Semester 1
Bring a Text You Like to Class Juvenile Justice Language, Gender, and Culture Teachers can opt to teach the novels Brave New
World or 1984 Bullying: A Research Project Final Reflection: The ERWC Portfolio
12th grade, Semester 2
Grades 9-11Grade 9Hip Hop Goes GlobalThe Undercover ParentExtreme Sports: What's the Deal?Threatening Stereotypes
Grade 10 In Pursuit of Unhappiness River Rights: Whose Water
Is It? Leopard Man Age of Responsibility
Grade 11 Island Civilization To Clone or Not to Clone Violence in the Media The Last Meow
Grades 7-8Grade 7
What It Takes to Be Great
Tap vs. Bottled Water
Helicopter Parents The Impact of
Celebrities
Grade 8 Social Networking or
Antisocial Networking
When is Lying Okay? Robots in School The Construction of
a College Experience
What is the growth curve between middle school
and college?
What are the major differences between the middle school and college texts?
In what ways do the texts encourage a particular way of teaching/learning?
As middle school teachers, what is important to you that students learn as preparation for college, career, and life?
A textbook survey
Your Observations
ContentMultiple high interest textsExpositoryRelevant issues
ProcessSummarizing Analysis and interpretationRereading, annotation, and writing
ERWC as a Bridge to College/CareerERWC as a Bridge to College/Career
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