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Discuss:
Writing helps and hints; Paper formatting; MLA format ; Effective Writing

Read "Punctuation Made Simple". As a group, come up with one standard way and one creative way to teach one class of children and one class of adults your grammatical character.

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Groups discuss teaching grammar. Discuss audience.

How can I use what I learned in my elementary classroom with my students? Grammar Rock

Read excerpts from Anne Fadiman's Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader -- "Preface," "The Joy of Sesquipedalians"

Read several brief adult literacy narratives: "Richmond," "Wallis," "Henderson"

Note the different writing styles between the two different readings.

Brainstorm about your personal lit. narrative. Work on literacy narrative rough draft.

And don't forget to buy Educating Esme.

No class - MLK, Jr.

Read Malcolm X's "Homemade Education"
(http://www.gwctc.commnet.edu/engesl/malcolmx.htm#convey)

Finishing reading Part 1 in Educating Esme.

Due Today: at least 2 page rough draft literacy narrative

Peer Review of rough draft

Polish literacy narrative. If you need help with the paper formatting or the first page in MLA, check out these links to Julie Sinn's webpage.

Fill out student release form and turn it in Monday.

Due Today: Literacy Narrative

How can I use what I learned in my elementary classroom with my students?

Meet in Building 105 Room 110 Circa lab: Bldg 105 is located behind the former MVP Sports Bar and Grill which is accross University Ave from Library West.

Discuss online basics and looking at literacy narratives online. Webpage one: your literacy narrative geared either toward an audience of your elemetary class, your student's parents, or your principal and fellow teachers.

Turn in student release form.

Work on webpage.

Discuss topics for story, storytelling, and the readings.

Brainstorm and listen to Recess pieces.

International Children's Digital Library

Work on rough draft.

Recess examples

Due today: Rough draft of story

Peer Review

Polish story

Dodgson in either PDF formator on-line at (http://www.hoboes.com/html/FireBlade/Carroll/Words/). Skim all five sections (it is a little outdated, but we will relate it to class.) And do you know who Dodgson is? What is his pen name?

Give back literacy narrative and discuss writing hints and feedback.

Discuss letter writing, Dodgson essay, and do a practice letter using Esme's class as an example.

Finish Part 2 in Educating Esme.

Read e-mail ettiquette online or in PDF format.

Begin looking for a children's book, either fiction or non-fiction, that has technology in it or addesses technology. It can be a very subtle use of technology (like only visible in the illustrations) or it can be a primary component to the story.

Due Today: Story

Listen to various stories (when I return them)

How can I use what I learned in my elementary classroom with my students?
What does appeal to children today in regards to stories and picture books (this could be answered in terms of content or presentation)? How do you get reluctant readers to read? How is storytelling used in your school? In what ways are stories told to the students you interact with? Do they only receive stories at school? Where else?

Use Educating Esme for sample students to write letters about.

Discuss audience and classroom experiences for possible letter topics.

Practice Letter Form with Commas

Write letter rough drafts. Make sure that your letter is formatted correctly for your rough draft since this is one area we will be checking in the peer review session.

Review sample underachievement letter and achievement letter to parents (in PDF). What is good and bad about these two letters?

Bring in a children's book on Wednesday, fiction or non-fiction, that addresses or has technology in it in some form or fashion.

Due today: Rough draft of letters

Peer Review

Class evaluation

Show sample of Rocky and Bullwinkle.

Discuss student examples of children's books with technology.

Polish letters.

Read to May 22 in Educating Esme.

Happy Valentine's Day
NO CLASS

Polish letters

Find one specific example of how a teacher could use technology in the classroom and build a one unit lesson plan around it. This will be due next Monday

Read "See Dick Compute"

Due Today: Letters

How can I use what I learned in my elementary classroom with my students? The Jolly Post Man

Meet in CIRCA lab CBD 105 which is Classroom Building 105 behind the MVP sports bar and grill for class today.

Show The Book of Lulu

Play video games and interactive texts for children.

Discuss pedagogical uses of technology.

Find one specific example of how a teacher could use technology in the classroom and be prepared to discuss in class.

Finish Part 3 in Educating Esme.

Read Epilogue in Educating Esme.

Find one particular video game or interactive fiction that is availible free online that is targeting toward children dealing with or on one of the following topics: Environment, Technology, Fairy tales, Comics, History, Television

Meet in CIRCA lab CBD 105 which is Classroom Building 105 behind the MVP sports bar and grill for class today.

Disuss lab experience.

What is technology?

Discuss technology in the classroom and pedagogical uses of technology. Discuss technology in education as a current event.

No class

Discuss your technology and two journal articles.

Work on basic outline of your technology paper. Bring rough draft Wednesday.

Due today: Two copies of your rough draft (at least 2 and 1/2 pages).

Peer review

Discuss MLA, quotes and citations.
Helpful citation machine.
Helpful links.

Write peer critique and bring go class Monday. See helpful hints.

Polish technology report. You will turn this in a pocket folder (no three ring binders) and include the following components: the basic outline, the peer critic that you wrote, the final rough draft which should have corrections from the peer reviews, and then the final paper.

Discuss MLA, quotes and citations.
Helpful citation machine.
Helpful links.

Due: Peer critique

Peer Review

Discuss technical writing and job interviews.

Read and look over sample resumes and see websites for resume helps.

How can I use what I learned in my elementary classroom with my students? Movable books to video games

Discuss Resume questions and Resume workshop: sample resumes and see websites for resume helps.

Sign up for days to interview.

Begin working on your resume..

Read Sample cover letter

Due Today: Technology Report. You will turn this in a pocket folder (no three ring binders) and include the following components: the rough draft due, the peer critic that you wrote, copies of your sources, and then two copies of the final paper.

Discuss cover letters and letter writing skills

Write sample cover letter

Education job search

Discuss interviews

Due: cover letter rough draft.
Peer workshop.

Polish resume and cover letter.

Read over teacher interview helps.

Interview workshop and test mock interviews.

Due: resume rough draft.
Peer review resume and cover letter

No class - local school's spring break

Mock interviews: Technical writing unit (cover letter, resume) due when you interview

 Mock interviews: Technical writing unit (cover letter, resume) due when you interview

Mock interviews:Technical writing unit (cover letter, resume) due when you interview

Mock interviews: Technical writing unit (cover letter, resume) due when you interview