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Issues to Consider (as I see them)

Small-Group Discussion ISmall-Group Discussion IISmall-Group Discussion III

Whole-Class Discussion

Research ThoughtsExam QuestionsNext Week

Issues

Why is reading difficult?

•Close Reading

•Language

•Otherness

•Readerly Self-Awareness

Issues

How do we teach reading?

•Close Reading

•Recitation

•Lesson Study

•Hypothesis

Small Group Discussion I

What do your articles say, specifically, about reading and about teaching reading?

Small Group Discussion II

How are your articles organized? How are the arguments developed? What counts as evidence?

Small Group Discussion III

Describe three specific strategies from your articles that others might incorporate into the classroom.

Discussions

1.Why is reading important?

2.What are the expectations for competent reading?

3.What role does (should) reading play in English Studies pedagogies?

4.How do we “teach” reading?

Research

What difficulties are you having with this pedagogy research?

•Lack of timeliness

•Lack of quality

•Lack of depth

•Lack of focus

Exam Practice

This is you (in the chair)!

Work for Upcoming Weeks•Submit Topic #3 sources to

WebCampus by tomorrow night •Read Topic #3 Sources for next week

(available on Friday, September 24) •Draft Writing #1: First Draft due

October 13