Viewing other's blogs
I decided to view Brittlyn's blog and I absolutely loved it!!! http://brittlynscontentarealiteracyblog.blogspot.com/I enjoyed learning more about her and realizing that we have a few things in common. I can tell her passion for children by simply reading the first paragraph of her blog. And mostly that she likes football and tries to keep up with it as much as her fiancé (just like me except mine is a boyfriend - of 6 years, not a fiancé...but close enough lol). I also read that she is super organized. My goal is to always be super organized. BUT until then, I just strive to be. The only difference is her disliking of math. I love it. Lastly, I stole a few ideas from her blog! Hope she doesn't mind! ;)
I also chose to comment on Whitney's blog http://whitneysasser23.blogspot.com/. One thing that she talked about immediately was her love for her family and that stood out to me because I feel the same way! Then she mentioned her doggy and it reminded me that I forgot to mention mine!!! Shame on me! I love my Acey Poo (his name is Ace lol). Here he is!
Then I agreed with her on loving music and dance. I can't sing or dance but I love both of them all the same. (I always said I'm a dancer at heart!) LOOOOOOVE Friends with Benefits! One of my new favorites! And on to the education part....I also love math BUT I would prefer to be a lower ed teacher where I would like to teach kindergarten or first grade. If I had to teach upper, I would rather teach math than any other subject.
Knipper & Duggan's "Writing to learn across the curriculum" Article
What ideas do you think are most important from the chapter/article? Why?
As I began to read this article, one thing clicked for me that I probably should have realized a long time ago. There was a line of the first page that made me understand what the title of our class "Content Area Literacy" is. I didn't put two and two together to realize that this class is for us to study how to incorporate literacy into the content areas like math, science, social studies, etc. So the first thing that I would say was important FOR ME in this article was helping me understand the purpose of this class.
After I came to that realization, so many doors opened up and so many things click. We have been hearing about incorporating literacy for the last few semesters now and it's good to learn so more detailed ways to do so from the perspective of the content area and not just from the perspective of literacy.
The role of assessment in writing is another importance for me. Many times we get used to simply using one way to assess students, a test, or using informal assessments that cannot be used for writing. So reading about how important rubrics and checklists are and how they must be done well to be effective. One thing that stood out to me and was relevant even to me as a college student was the line that said, "a checklist gives students goals for writing as well as the characteristics of a good finished product." This is important for many students because they are well aware of what they are supposed to do without having too many constraints on their creativity.
Many of the strategies were ones that I had heard of or were similar to strategies that I have heard of before. The one that stood out the most to me and that I feel would be good to foster the creativity and self expression of all students because nobody's would be the same.
As I began to read this article, one thing clicked for me that I probably should have realized a long time ago. There was a line of the first page that made me understand what the title of our class "Content Area Literacy" is. I didn't put two and two together to realize that this class is for us to study how to incorporate literacy into the content areas like math, science, social studies, etc. So the first thing that I would say was important FOR ME in this article was helping me understand the purpose of this class.
After I came to that realization, so many doors opened up and so many things click. We have been hearing about incorporating literacy for the last few semesters now and it's good to learn so more detailed ways to do so from the perspective of the content area and not just from the perspective of literacy.
The role of assessment in writing is another importance for me. Many times we get used to simply using one way to assess students, a test, or using informal assessments that cannot be used for writing. So reading about how important rubrics and checklists are and how they must be done well to be effective. One thing that stood out to me and was relevant even to me as a college student was the line that said, "a checklist gives students goals for writing as well as the characteristics of a good finished product." This is important for many students because they are well aware of what they are supposed to do without having too many constraints on their creativity.
Many of the strategies were ones that I had heard of or were similar to strategies that I have heard of before. The one that stood out the most to me and that I feel would be good to foster the creativity and self expression of all students because nobody's would be the same.
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