10-522-122IA: Advanced Reading and Language Arts
Course Information
Description
Schools focus on integrating reading and writing across the curriculum. In this course, students will explore how to integrate reading and writing within the content areas. Students will also gain the knowledge and skills needed to support and encourage children as independent, strategic readers as well as techniques to support and assess student performance through the writing process. Children's and young adult literature, poetry and personal writing will be explored and integrated throughout this course. Integrating nonfiction and information text across the curriculum will be explored.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Examine children and young adult literature.
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Product
    Criteria
    product includes picture book summaries.
    product includes young adult/chapter book summaries.
    product represents at least five genres.
    product includes a summary that is original and concise, yet conveys the main idea of the story.

  2. Describe the importance of using literature as a way to understand and explore real-life issues.
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Product
    Criteria
    product includes picture book summaries that provide a way of using literature to understand and explore real-life issues.
    product includes young adult/chapter books that provide a way of using literature to understand and explore real-life issues.

  3. Evaluate literature representing the diversity in today's society.
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Product
    Criteria
    product includes picture books that represent diversity in today's society.
    product includes young adult books that represent diversity in today's society.

  4. Create various forms of poetry and literary devices.
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Product
    Criteria
    product contains definition and authored poem representing similes.
    product contains definition and authored poem representing metaphors.
    product contains definition and authored poem representing alliteration.
    product contains definition and authored poem representing tongue twisters.
    product contains definition and authored poem representing onomatopoeia.
    product contains definition and authored poem representing repetition.
    product contains definition and authored poem representing free form poetry.
    product contains definition and authored poem representing a haiku poem.
    product contains definition and authored poem representing a tanka poem.
    product contains definition and authored poem representing a cinquain poem.
    product contains definition and authored poem representing a diamante poem.
    product contains definition and authored poem representing a limerick poem.
    product includes student authored poems using different literary devices.

  5. Integrate read aloud techniques.
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Product
    Criteria
    learner chooses an appropriate book.
    learner varies the pace.
    learner uses drama in voice (pitch and volume).
    learner gives each character their own voice.
    learner uses eye contact.
    learner uses facial expressions and gestures.
    learner is well-rehearsed.
    learner introduces book properly.
    learner uses predictions either before, during or after reading.
    learner asks varying levels of questions to involve students with the story.
    learner uses props related to story.
    learner supports student's understanding through defining vocabulary or reviewing needed material.

  6. Support students through each step of the writing process.
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Product
    Criteria
    learner describes how he/she supported the child in prewriting.
    learner describes how he/she supported the child in drafting.
    learner describes how he/she supported the child in revision.
    learner describes how he/she supported the child in editing/proofreading.
    learner describes how he/she supported the child in publishing.
    learner provides an authentic (real-world) audience for the child to celebrate the published piece.
    learner encourages student ownership.
    learner includes an attachment of the child's writing.
    learner maintains confidentiality.
    learner includes a self-reflection of his/her performance.

  7. Evaluate a piece of writing using the 6+1 Trait Writing System.
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Product
    Criteria
    learner states and defends score: ideas.
    learner states and defends score: organization.
    learner states and defends score: voice.
    learner states and defends score: word choice.
    learner states and defends score: sentence fluency.
    learner states and defends score: conventions.
    learner compares his/her scores with that of the "experts."

  8. Model personal writing formats.
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Product
    Criteria
    learner defines each of 7 journal types (personal journal, dialogue journal, reading log,, double-entry journal, language arts notebook, learning log, simulated journal.)
    learner shows authentic examples of 7 journal types (above.)
    learner describes privacy issues related to journaling.
    learner documents an example of a friendly letter.
    learner documents an example of a business letter.
    learner describes how to respond to student personal writing.
    learner gives examples of how to use each journal format in the classroom.

  9. Demonstrate ways to integrate language arts across the curriculum (reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing and visually representing.)
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Product
    Criteria
    learner explains how theme center books or activities can be used to teach reading.
    learner explains how theme center books or activities can be used to teach writing.
    learner explains how theme center books or activities can be used to teach speaking.
    learner explains how theme center books or activities can be used to teach listening.
    learner explains how theme center books or activities can be used to teach viewing.
    learner explains how theme center books or activities can be used to teach visual representation.
    learner states the importance of integrating the language arts across the curriculum.
    learner describes the plan for each activity.
    learner provides a rationale for each activity.
    learner includes citations and resources for activities and books.

  10. Summarize the importance of using expository/information text to promote language arts development.
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Product
    Criteria
    learner summarizes the importance of integrating informational text into a theme center.
    learner creates at least one theme center activity related to an informational text.