Expository Reading and Writing Course for Middle School October 30, 2013 Dr. Mary Adler CSU Channel Islands

 Day 1, October 30, 2013  Rationale, template and key principles  Meeting the modules, Grade 7  Day 2, November 1, 2013  Resources: Reading Rhetorically, They Say I Say  Meeting the modules, Grade 8  Day 3, March 7, 2014  Reflect on teaching & analyze student work  Stimulating productive student talk Agenda/Goals for this series

Key Principles of ERWC Relentless focus on the text 1.The integration of interactive reading and writing processes 2.A rhetorical approach to texts that fosters critical thinking 3.Materials and themes that engage student interest and provide a foundation for principled debate and argument 4.Classroom activities designed to model and foster successful practices of fluent readers and writers 5.Research-based methodologies with a consistent relationship between theory and practice 6.Built-in flexibility to allow teachers to respond to varied students' needs and instructional contexts 7.Alignment with standards (2010 CCCSS) 3 Draw a slip, discuss with your partner. How do you interpret this key principle? What might be beneficial about it? How does it fit with your philosophy of teaching for middle school students?

 Introducing Students to the ERWC  What's Next? Thinking About Life After High School  Rhetoric of the Op-Ed Page  Racial Profiling  The Value of Life  Good Food/Bad Food  Into the Wild 12 th grade, Semester 1

 Bring a Text You Like to Class  Juvenile Justice  Language, Gender, and Culture  Teachers can opt to teach the novels Brave New World or 1984  Bullying: A Research Project  Final Reflection: The ERWC Portfolio 12 th grade, Semester 2

Grades 9-11 Grade 9  Hip Hop Goes Global  The Undercover Parent  Extreme Sports: What's the Deal?  Threatening Stereotypes Grade 10  In Pursuit of Unhappiness  River Rights: Whose Water Is It?  Leopard Man  Age of Responsibility Grade 11  Island Civilization  To Clone or Not to Clone  Violence in the Media  The Last Meow

Grades 7-8 Grade 7  What It Takes to Be Great  Tap vs. Bottled Water  Helicopter Parents  The Impact of Celebrities Grade 8  Social Networking or Antisocial Networking  When is Lying Okay?  Robots in School  The Construction of a College Experience

What is the growth curve between middle school and college?

 What are the major differences between the middle school and college texts?  In what ways do the texts encourage a particular way of teaching/learning?  As middle school teachers, what is important to you that students learn as preparation for college, career, and life? A textbook survey

Your Observations

 Content Multiple high interest texts Expository Relevant issues  Process Summarizing Analysis and interpretation Rereading, annotation, and writing ERWC as a Bridge to College/Career