RDG 589, Creative Language Arts

Catherine Kurkjian, Ed.D

COURSE OUTLINE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH APPROPRIATE NOTICE) Summer 2008

SESSION 1

JUNE 10 Tuesday

Introduction: Syllabus, Course Requirements, Work Groups by level (prim-intermed.-middle-high school) No more than 4 students to a group)

In-Class Agenda

 NCTE/IRA Standards  and review the Connecticut  English Language Arts Frameworks

 

Review Framework of your choice

Science Frameworks
Math Frameworks
Social Studies Frameworks

 

Find 2 articles on writing to read and to share with your work group (primary, intermediate, middle school & high school level. Plan to make copies of these articles for work group members for next time. Make sure that each member of your work group has a different article.

Preparation Next Class

Integrated Language Arts Proposal (professional literature referenced and attached)

Decide on a focus for your Unit and Cyberlesson. Familiarize yourself with the NCTE/IRA Standards  and review the Connecticut  English Language Arts Frameworks. Decide on a content area of focus and review Frameworks for that area.  Your units will vary in emphasis depending on your situations. Please decide on a focus that will be useful to your own work.
Science Frameworks
Math Frameworks
Social Studies Frameworks
 Quick write a short proposal with rationale, area of focus you are considering and a few ideas of what you envision your outline to look like.

The Story of a Seagull and the Cat who Taught Her How To Fly CYBERLESSON SLIDES 1 -5  Talking Point: When you view the videos of gulls think of the vocab. that might be generated to build the reader's background.

SESSION 2

JUNE 12 Thursday

In-Class Agenda

Cyberlesson Slides 1-5 and 6&7

 

Discuss ideas for focus and conduct independent research to find two content related articles- One that focuses on the actual topic and one that focuses on teaching that content.

 

Work groups share and class status report

Preparation Next Class

Think about a book that would be appropriate for your cyberlesson, and the content area you would like to address. Gather materials, ideas for activities, become familiar with standards etc. Read article on integrating your content area into the language arts and on your actual content area.

The Story of a Seagull and the Cat who Taught Her How To Fly CYBERLESSON SLIDES 8&9

SESSION 3

JUNE 13 Friday ONLINE DUE: Proposal (please email to prof.)

 

 

In-Class Agenda

Online discussion of articles on writing (via email or blog) (Please take the lead in the discussion of one of your articles. Consider how the article will inform your unit- how it connects to your own teaching. As leader invite members of your group to respond and elaborate by posing provocative questions. It is expected that everyone in your workgroup has read your article and is ready to discuss it with you online.

Preparation Next Class

Select book for cyberlesson – find related websites- begin to think of where it will fit into your unit- sketch out ideas for Before, During, After and Beyond Activities

SESSION 4

JUNE 14 Saturday

Saturday PC LAB MARCUS WHITE

BRING ID  (9-1)

In-Class Agenda

Seagull and Cyberlesson ShareCyberlesson 8&9, 10
Class Language Arts Activities

Begin Cyberlesson

Preparation Next Class

The Story of a Seagull and the Cat who Taught Her How To Fly CYBERLESSON SLIDES 11, 12, 13,& 14

SESSION 5

JUNE 17 Tuesday

In-Class Agenda

Seagull and Cat Cyberlesson Share (Literature Circles)

Rubric Development

Rubistar

Rubrics 4 Teaches

Evaluating websites

 

Preparation Next Class

Be prepared to HAND in Folder with all artifacts from Seagull and Cat Cyberlesson.

 

Read Mama Tomcat's Flying School
Talking Points:
Consider how the play and the book are alike and different. Which do you prefer? Would your experience of the play be different if you had not read the book?

 

Readers Theater

http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/carrick/index.html

READ WRITE THINK: READERS THEATER

http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=172

SESSION 6

JUNE 19 Thursday DUE: The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught her to Fly Cyberlesson Artifacts (hard copies in a folder)

 

In-Class Agenda

Seagull and Cat Cyberlesson Share

 
Practice Momma Tomcat's Flying School as a Readers Theater in preparation for presentation to our Guest/Author Playwrite Spring Hermann

Preparation Next Class

·         Read Articles to prepare for online discussion

·         Continue to work on Cyberlesson

SESSION 7

JUNE 20 Friday Online

 

In-Class Agenda

Online discussion of articles on writing (via email or blog) (Please take the lead in the discussion of one of your articles. Consider how the article will inform your unit- how it connects to your own teaching. As leader invite members of your group to respond and elaborate by posing provocative questions. It is expected that everyone in your workgroup has read your article and is ready to discuss it with you online.

Preparation Next Class
bulletWork on Cyberlesson
bulletWork on Unit

SESSION 8

JUNE 21  Saturday PC LAB MARCUS WHITE

BRING ID  (9-1)

In-Class Agenda

Cyberlesson work

Preparation Next Class

 Complete Cyberlesson-

SESSION 9

JUNE 24 Tuesday DUE:Online Discussions

In-Class Agenda

Cyberlesson share and written feedback to colleague

Preparation Next Class

Consider Feedback and Revise Cyberlesson

Complete Unit

SESSION 10

Last Class

JUNE 26 Thursday DUE: Unit, include 1)your written feedback to colleague on his or her cyberlesson, 2) feedback provided to you by colleague and your reflection on how you considered whether to make use of it or not.

In-Class Agenda

Special Guest Author/Playwrite Spring Herman

Readers Theater Script

Preparation Next Class

DUE: Portfolio Reflections

Friday by email JUNE 27!

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Objectives aligned with conceptual framework and standards Readings Assignments Course Outline Portfolio   Standards