Disciplinary Literacy in English 1.) The Discipline Types of Questions: Description: “Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the …
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Teaching teachers student values
Throughout our discussions of disciplinary literacy, we have observed how various groups engage in various literacies depending on the group involved. Each of these literacies possesses individual worldviews, specific terms and phrases, and a particular terminology that defines how to improve one’s understanding of the discipline. We’ve repeatedly touched on different ways to introduce this …
Nietzsche, Aizen and Education: Teaching Philosophy and Critical Thinking through Secondary Literary Studies
Friedrich Nietzsche(1844-1900): the German Philosopher declared “God is Dead.” Sōsuke Aizen: The main antagonist of Tite Kubo’s popular manga/anime series Bleach. The man who surpassed both Soul Reapers and Hollows. Education: the process of giving and receiving systematic knowledge through a formal setting What, you may be wondering, do these three things have in common …
Disciplinary Heroes and their Effect on Education
What stands out to me as the most interesting part of this article as relating to education is the multiple references and descriptions to a leader or idol figure that the ‘cool kids’ identify with. Often the article refers to various figures within pop culture that the ‘cool kids’ value as imitation worthy such as …
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Teachers as Moral Agents
After reading Juzwik’s article: “The Ethics of Teaching Disturbin Past: Reader Response, Historical Contextualization, and Rhetorical (Con)Textualization of Holocaust Texts in English,” I found myself feeling lost. I think this may be one of the first times that the moral implications, the moral factors, of teaching English Language Arts really strikes me. Then again, I …
Exploring Moral Ambiguity Through English Language Arts
In Sarah Levine’s article “Making Interpretation Visible With an Affect-Based Strategy,” Ms. Levine outlines the differences between how experts and novices derive meaning from various texts. She gives the example of a college freshman and college graduate both react to the symbol of a wedding ring rising from the bottom of a dirty pool. (Levine) …
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Different methods of exploring Disciplinary Literacy
Teaching disciplinary literacy to elementary students presents a variety of controversial prospects and outcomes for teachers. On the one hand, teaching disciplinary literacy to elementary students provides a solid foundation for future learning. Firstly, it helps students to fully embrace themselves into the mindset of a professional scholar.(Shanahan and Shanahan, 2014) Students are taught to …
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Potentially Problematic Issues with Teaching Disciplinary Literacy
When teachers embark on the teaching of disciplinary literacy to students in primary and secondary school settings, they must be cautious about their methods of teaching disciplinary literacy. Disciplinary literacy manifests in a variety of different ways throughout the various disciplines. However, each literacy is fundamentally different from the other, with completely different mindsets and …
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Discourses on Content Area Literacy, Disciplinary Literacy, and “Metadiscursivity”
When looking at education, literacy stands as arguably the most important ability to possess in both obtaining and providing education. Literacy here means not just the ability to read, but also the ability to engage in discourse. Discourse, as Gee defines it, means ways of combining and coordinating words, deeds, thoughts and other people to …
A proper introduction
Welcome all. This is news from the round: wherein you shall find all various discourses on education, educational matters and the duties of the knights of the 21st century: teachers. However, before all that, allow me to introduce the newest knight to sit at the table round: Sir Luckypaw DeLorelac
From the Round Table 