Content Area Reading Critical Literacy continued… November 16, 2011

Creating Text Sets Support differentiation Supports “Critical Literacy” by providing different points of view. What to include: Expository trade books Historical/Realistic Fiction Multiple reading levels Multiple points of view Biographies Primary Documents like letters, articles, laws… Creating Text Sets Explain how the texts selected for classroom Literature Circles provide an example of creating a text set to support critical literacy.

Literature Circles/Book Clubs Book Clubs-Teacher Directed Lit. Circles-Student Directed Purpose: To support comprehension and develop independence in discussing literature. To support higher level thinking skills at the synthesis and analysis levels.

Reading and Learning Processes Table Teaching Activity Student Application Anticipation Preview text Activate Knowledge Focus Interest and Set Purpose Text Book Feature Analysis Anticipation Guide Determine the Text Frame Survey the text Identify External Features Identify Internal Organization Building Knowledge Construct Meaning Clarify Ideas p. 143 B.P Consolidating Learning Consolidate ideas and Make Connections Assess Achievement of Goals

Text (Textbook) Feature Analysis Headings Subheadings Photographs Text Boxes Diagrams Key Vocabulary

Anticipation Guide Before Reading Statement After Reading The U.S. Government has a right to settle the Black Hills. Sitting Bull performed with Buffalo Bill to make money. The Ghost Dance is an ancient Lakota ceremony. The Wounded Knee Massacre is a little known atrocity in the United States. Reference: Carnes, J. (1999). Ghost Dance at Wounded Knee: 1890: The government’s campaign to subdue Native Americans culminates in a massacre on the plains. In: Us and Them: A History of Intolerance in America. New York, NY: Oxford University.