Literacy Practices
These are five literacy practices.
What is reading, writing, speaking and listening, & thinking?
This is the organization of sounds.
What is phonology?
This type of writing tries to change the mind of the reader or get the reader to consider the writers point of view.
What is persuasive writing?
A Literature Circle discussion is guided by this.
What is student response to what they have read?
This type of culture needs established before implementing Literature Circles.
What is a culture of trust and respect?
This is structured talk that takes its cue from a text.
What is discourse?
Words that a student understands.
What is receptive language.
Email, Face Book, Twitter and blogs are all examples of this kind of writing.
What is expressive writing?
What students engage in during a Literature Circle.
What is critical thinking and reflection?
When students get to talk a lot, they find the classroom atmosphere to be this.
What is fun?
High quality texts are rich in these.
What is ideas and important information.
A set of rules that governs a combination of words and phrases into sentences and paragraphs.
What is syntax?
This type of writing is done to educate or explain something in a clear, accurate and organized way.
What is informative writing?
How students gain deeper understanding during a Literature Circle.
What is structured discussion and written or artistic response?
The teacher has this responsibility when implementing a Literature Circle.
What is constant attention and management?
These should be taught in all subject areas.
What is discourse and writing?
The smallest units of meaning within a word.
What is morphology?
Novels, plays and poems are all examples of these.
What are literary works?
Talking about events and characters, the authors craft and personal experiences related to the story are examples of these.
What are discussions during Literature Circles?
Literature Circle success depends on these two things.
What are books and composition of the groups?
A collaborative, intellectual dialogue facilitated with open-ended questions about a text.
What is a Paideia Seminar?
The understanding of the social use of language - conversational turn taking, personal space, appropriate behavior.
What is pragmatics?
This is a type of writing that teachers need to emphasize more.
What is expository writing?
Literature Circles should be composed of these kinds of groups.
What are heterogeneous groups?
The three skills teachers need to teach before beginning Literature Circles.
What are how to ask interesting questions, how to respond to others ideas and how to expand on what someone else has said?