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This assignment will be completed in conjunction with a 7th grade class at Metcalf. In teaching pairs, we will spend time at Metcalf, assessing student literacy skills and implementing pre-, during-, and post reading lessons. Your success in this class is imperative upon your attendance and effort in your experiences at Metcalf. If you are unable to make one or any of the days we are at Metcalf, please let me know and we will discuss alternative placements at a different time. More details about this assignment will be provided in class. All students will complete this assignment, but only middle level majors will post this to their LiveText portfolios. You will turn in your lesson plans in addition to the written requirement for Content Area Literacy Teaching. Follow this link for more about this assignment.
 * 1. Content Area Literacy Teaching – 5 hours (Paper due Oct. 18) **

You will take notes during several observations at Metcalf. Pay particular attention to literacy skills and strategies being used, as well as other learning strategies. You may take hand written notes, but please note you will turn in an electronic document so it is neat and legible. Click here for more information about how you should structure these observations.
 * 2. Literacy Observations – 10 hours (Adjusted date: Write-up due Nov. 13) **

It is important to speak with people who work closely in a field to understand nuances of a topic of study and gain greater insight from someone working “within.” You are asked to embark on a literacy investigation of which will lead your understanding about literacy in a new way from an “expert.” You are to interview (via email, face to face, phone, Skype, however you choose) a published author, reading coach, or literacy specialist to generate a 2-3 page paper on what you have learned about literacy from them. For more on the write up, check out these guidelines.
 * 3. Literacy Investigation – 5 hours (Due Date: Nov. 8) **