We’ll use Perusall to annotate and read together. 
Weekly Plans & Calendar
Weekly Plans for English 534
aka how to survive the pandemic, graduate, get single subject clearance, and stay awesome
Major assignment due dates can be found on our calendar <–link here
We may decide together to adjust due dates, depending on your plans (and best laid plans…). I’ll use this page to organize our in class work (prompts, links to shared resources, slides, etc)
Wednesday, April 26
Reflective Questions for Unit Plan Revisions
Remember Our Resources Page
Thank you to Chico High Teachers
Link to their Great Gatsby Project options
Wednesday, March 29
Please share the components of your Writing Assignment with me by uploading to this shared Google Folder (link here):
Let’s try some file naming conventions too…perhaps LastName_MyStudentResponse and LastName_commentstopartner, LastName_ReflectionAssignmentDesign
- your student response to the assignment
- your comments/feedback to the partner
- a reflection on how this process went for you (you can add this to your comments if that is helpful): what went well with your assignment design, what surprised you in the student response, what might you change or add or support differently next time?
Mirra & Garcia Reading: take up the premise in the Principle offered by the educators. Share with us the focus of the principle and your conversation
- Principle 1: Sel, Julian, Paige, Syd
- Principle 2: Jonah, Harrison, Johana
- Principle 3: Nolan, Sara, Alayna, Aubree
Baker-Bell for Monday
Monday, March 27
Write a memo for your teacher:
- what specific feedback are you hoping for on your draft?
- what went well as you were working on the assignment?
- what challenges or confusion did you run into as you were working on the draft?
- what changes or additions might you suggest to the assignment design?
Giving and receiving feedback: takeaways from Sommers and from your experiences as writers? How do you plan to approach the feedback for your assignment?
Jody Shipka’s “A Multimodal Task-Based Framework for Composing” (287)
For Wednesday:
- Come with feedback for the writer. We’ll reflect on the process too.
- Read Mirra & Garcia for Wednesday: let’s divide up the principles they discuss…
- Principle 1: Sel, Julian, Paige
- Principle 2: Jonah, Harrison, Johana, Syd
- Principle 3: Nolan, Sara, Alayna, Aubree
Monday, March 20
For consideration:
Prep for writing assignment:
- What are our take-aways related to writing assignment design from the resources? What are some memorable assignments from your English career? What were the elements? What did you learn?
- What possibilities can we imagine for working with The Best We Could Do? What would you want students to do with the book?
For Wednesday (3/22):
Come with a google doc or google slide deck that addresses the components of the assignment: purpose, preparation, genre, and evaluation (see questions in the assignment description). You should also write out the assignment like you would give to students: in other words, create a “student view” version of the assignment. (Note: if you use a prompt, lesson plan, or assignment from another source, be sure to give attribution, but also be able to explain the rationale for the assignment…why you’re using it, what you hope students will learn, how you’re adapting it possibly)
In pairs/trio, you will introduce the assignment to a partner (your student). Be prepared to introduce the assignment as you would in class to your partner: Plan for 20 min lesson to introduce assignment. For example, is there a portion of the assignment that the student could start with your support?
Monday, Jan 30
Check in: grades, announcements
Prep for Book in a Box (check calendar for assigned weeks)
Why Read/How to Support Reading Practices
YA Book Team: discussion
Wednesday, Feb 1
Silent reading: 15 minutes
Book Teams: Initial ideas on what students could do with the YA novel you’re reading. Our reading today, “I’ll Have Mine Annotated…” as an example
Look at Unit Plan together: Support for reading resource
Brainstorm questions for Chico High teachers
- Chico High site
- About Us–> SARC will give you insights into their School Accountability Report Card
Week 1:
Wednesday, Jan 25
Bring the end forward. Design a reflection/curation assignment together: as an English major, what have you learned? What have you learned to do?
Resources for reflecting on what you’ve learned and what you’ve learned to do as an English major
- Program Standards (let’s annotate together)
- Your DPR
- Memorable assignments
- Other college experiences and jobs?
- Mike Wesch’s Anthro 101 site as example of 10 lessons/10 challenges. What is the equivalent for English Education?
Today: let’s annotate the Program Standards. Which courses supported the standards? Which ones do you feel confident in? Which ones are still a puzzle?
Brainstorm our own 10 lessons/challenges
Ongoing this semester: Start to imagine an assignment that would make public what you’ve learned as an English major. Should we hold a panel discussion, a gallery walk, make a short film, write reflections, create portfolios?
Monday, Jan 23
Introductions: add to our shared slide deck.
Getting Situated: Perusall, our course site, YA novel choices
Put April 5th, 7:30pm, on your calendar to attend Thi Bui’s talk
Office: