Week+One

=**Week One - 4/1/2013**=

**Tonight's Agenda**

 * 1. Purpose for the course**
 * 2. Syllabus & Expectations**
 * 3. Assignments**
 * 4. Literacy...Adolescent Literacy**
 * What is literacy?**
 * 5. Who is responsible for this?**
 * 6. Common Core State Standards**
 * Link to CT.gov materials**
 * Link to the National CCSS materials**


 * Class Wiki** - Sign up for a Wikispaces account. Then come back to this wiki and ask to join the wiki. I will approve your membership once you request access. Please be sure to include in your request to join...who exactly you are. It is problematic figuring out people's account names at times. Once you have access to the this Wiki, please move on to the blogging portion of your homework.

You will be emailing in a word document to your instructor for all assignments. You also will be posting some materials to the appropriate spot on this wiki. These materials include:
 * the takeaway for the author presentation
 * one page takeaway for the unit outline
 * one page takeaway for the reading strategies lesson presentation
 * all book talks

We will add the annotated book list to the wiki later...after we have reviewed them.


 * Blogging** - We are "blogging" in a Google+ Community.

You are to post to your blog weekly, 24 hours before the start of class. The post should be 300 words long, and include any multimodal elements that you would like to use. Each blog post should be a reflection, comments, or questions you may have about the reading for the week. You may view and comment on the posts of others. You should expect that these posts will be public. Your blog posts will be graded as follows:
 * || 2 || 1 || 0 ||  ||
 * Connects to another post, reading, or event ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Reflects on the reading with insightful analysis ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Analysis of the theory or strategy ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Vocabulary from readings identified and defined ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Examples from the text are used to support position ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Standard English and MLA format are used ||  ||   ||   ||


 * Homework** - For this first week of posts to Google+...please read and respond to the Reading in the Disciplines report.