Reflect upon and respond to the following:
Pretend you are a tenth-grade history teacher. You are beginning a unit on the Civil War and are looking for a student text that will supplement the textbook. What factors do you believe are the most important in choosing a student text? Do you think you would choose a fiction or nonfiction piece? Why?
personalize your reflection and include examples to connect your thoughts.
References
1. Berger, R., Woodfin, L., Vilen, A., & Mehta, J. (2016). Learning that lasts: Challenging, engaging, and empowering students with deeper instruction. Retrieved from eBook Central (accessed through LIRN). If you are having trouble accessing eBook Central resources, please review the instructions: Finding a chapter in eBook Central Academic.
- Read pages 68-83 and 353-355 where the authors focus on process and factors of choosing texts.
2. Schoenbach, R. Greenleaf, C. Murphy, L., Cziko, C. & Hurwitz, L. (2012). Reading for understanding: How reading apprenticeship improves disciplinary learning in secondary and college classrooms. Retrieved from eBook Central (accessed through LIRN). If you are having trouble accessing eBook Central resources, please review the instructions: Finding a chapter in eBook Central Academic.
- Read pages 135-166 which explain some of the background information on the importance of academic reading in addition to strategies for using and choosing texts.
3. Urquhart, V., & Frazee, D. (2012). Teaching reading in the content areas: If not me, then who? Retrieved from eBook Central (accessed through LIRN). If you are having trouble accessing eBook Central resources, please review the instructions: Finding a chapter in eBook Central Academic.
- Read pages 1-9 which provide some important research and theories on the importance of student reading.
4. Woodfin, L., Berger, R., Plaut, S.N., & Dobbertin, C.B. (2014). Transformational literacy: Making the Common Core shift with work that matters. Retrieved from eBook Central (accessed through LIRN). If you are having trouble accessing eBook Central resources, please review the instructions: Finding a chapter in eBook Central Academic.
- Read pages 22-46 which discuss the importance of choosing texts that are ‘worthy’ of stude
