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=CLASSES 23 & 24: Incorporating Literacy Across the Curriculum=

§ To develop lesson plans that include literacy in your classes § To learn effective literacy instruction methodologies § To integrate language arts across the curriculum § To write lessons that use reading processes § To use the writing process in your lessons
 * Objectives:**


 * 1. ****Do Now: In what ways are you more confident about your lesson plans, assessments and rubrics? What concerns do you still have**.

a. Developing Literacy b. The Reading Process i. Comprehension ii. Vocabulary iii. Fluency c. The Writing Process d. Grammar and Spelling e. Content area reading and writing f. Whole language vs. phonics g. National Writing Project h. Meaning through literacy
 * 2. ****Literacy Competencies**

a. Multicultural issues involving literacy b. Multicultural literature c. Oral Communication i. Regional and social variation in oral communications d. Bilingual Education and ESL e. Looking at textbooks and materials that promote/inhibit multiculturalism
 * 3. ****Multicultural Issues**

a. Identifying multicultural inclusion in your curriculum
 * 4. ****Literacy Across the Curriculum**

Unit Literacy Objectives and Activities Due Bring in your textbooks or classroom literacy materials
 * For March 2:**

Look at the following websites [|http://gozips.uakron.edu/~susan8/school.htm] [] Bring in resources: What is your district/school doing to address the needs of at-risk students, e.g., dropout prevention, and drug and alcohol awareness?
 * For March 9:**