Quick write session 3

Fact/Opinion Chart
There were many readings for this week intended to help you think about literacy and content reading and wri ng in
new ways according to your discipline. Fill out the chart below with 3 facts you learned through the reading on one side
and your opinion or ques ons about that fact(s) on the other side.

FACT OPINION/
QUESTION
Swan: How Important is Teaching
Literacy in Content Areas?

- Speaking wri ng and reading are
three key content ares of literacy
curriculum that must be
addressed in school.
- There’s no such thing as literacy,
only in the context of the arts. Its
a universal skill that’s important in - When you read and learn about
ALL subjects
- Developing skills in every context
is just as important.
- I agree. The ability to speak is very
crucial. When people hear you talk
they urge you. Its a sad part of our
reality but these are very good
content areas that needs to have
good focus.
something you want your students to
understand the literature.
- In the same way as conversa on
improves understanding, wri ng can
help students to make more sense of
the subject that they’re learning and
relate new ideas to thier own lives.

Daniels: Content Area Wri ng…

- content area teachers should not - I agree but that doesn’t mean we
mark all the errors in kids papers. shouldn’t mark the errors.
- Wri ng ac vi es can actually save - I agree wri ng makes students sit
classroom me while deepening down and think about whatever the
kids’ understanding of your prompt may be.
subject. - I disagree I think its a very useful
- Taking class notes is a weak tool.
learning tool.
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 - learning Is a social act - I agree because you learn just as
- Conversa on is a vital tool in much from your peers as you do your
processing new concepts and instructors.
content. - When you are teaching you have to
- Re ning students literacy is just as know that the students understand
important. because you can’t move on to the
next level if they don’t. To do this we
have to communicate with them.
- It is more important for students to
prac ce reading and wri ng.
Mastering literacy is important no
ma er the age. We should help
students care and give them passion
for wri ng and reading.
Na onal/Wisconsin Standards for
Literacy in general and in your
content
- I enjoyed learning about the
-music is more speci c standards of music. But this part was
-music is very crea ve very confusing??
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