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//Holler If You Hear Me//
Anticipated Time: 45 minutes
 * **Instructional Strategy** - Opinionnaire (Skim //50 Routines//, pp. 64-66)
 * **Before you read:**Read each statement below and indicate whether you agree (A) or disagree (D). Write your reason for your opinion as well.
 * Dividing students by ability level allows teachers to provide more effective and individualized instruction.
 * The teacher should have sole responsibility for handling discipline problems.
 * Suspension is an effective way of disciplining students.
 * Students who can't read well by the time they're in high school probably haven't applied themselves in school.
 * **Reading assignment** - 43-59 - As you read, pay attention to aspects of the story that relates to these statements. Also, put a sticky note next to passages that strike you as particularly important, interesting, or perplexing.
 * **Discussion** - Post to the discussion board above under __Your Opinion__. Add your thoughts to the thread I started. (Click "reply" instead of starting a new thread.) Respond to other writers.

Traditional Textbooks: Endangered Species or Educational Mainstay?
Anticipated Time: 45 minutes
 * 1) Think about this question: Are traditional textbooks still necessary, relevant, and important in your subject area? (There isn't a "right" answer to this question.) Write a response to this question in the discussion board above under __Textbooks: Question #1__.
 * 2) Browse this page. View the videos and read the articles. (Read for general understanding, not to memorize every detail.)
 * 3) After considering these resources, would you modify your response to the question asked in #1 above? If your answer didn't change, explain why. Post a new response on the discussion board above under __Textbooks: Question #2__. Also, read your peers' responses.

Information Literacy
Anticipated Time: 45 minutes With or without textbooks, information literacy is a crucial competency for everyone in the information age. In your subject area, how could you promote information literacy in your students and yourself?
 * 1) Browse the links on this page. Read carefully the "Big 6" article [] As you're reading, think particularly about how your might apply these concepts in your teaching.
 * 2) On a separate document, brainstorm a list of ways information literacy is currently taught or not taught in your subject area. Next, brainstorm a second list where you identify ideas of ways you could incorporate informational literacy in your future teaching.

Creating a Reading Assignment
Anticipated Time: 1 hour
 * 1) Find a reading passage you would assign to students in a grade/class you hope to teach. You might choose a selection from a textbook, an online article, or something else.
 * 2) Consider what you hope students will learn from the text. Also, think about aspects of the text that might be difficult or unfamiliar, including academic language.
 * 3) Design a pre-, during-, and post- activity to go along with the reading. Include necessary materials (handouts, etc.)[[file:pre-during-post reading_418.doc]]