Reading and Writing
Key Concepts
Why teach Reading and Writing in your subject?
Reading and Writing are hugely important to me, not only as a future educator, but because it's something that I really enjoy doing. I want to be able to pass that passion onto any students that I have.
To help with the integration of Native Studies within a classroom, it can be hugely beneficial to have students read books or material that relate to First Nation's culture. Having students read from this different perspective can lead to a wider understanding and cultural knowledge than before. And why teach writing to your students with a Native Studies twist? I think that this would also allow students to have an understanding of a different culture and perspective.
Teaching reading and writing regardless of the subject is important to students to help them with comprehension, confidence and life skills.
Curriculum Connections
The English Language Arts Program of Studies brings up that Reading and Writing give students the ability to communicate, extend their knowledge, experience joy and satisfaction, and increase their understanding of themselves and others.
Reading allows students to have a deeper understanding of other people's thoughts, ideas, and views. Writing allows students to put their own thoughts and views out into the world.
I think that it really boils down to using both reading and writing together as an effective way of communicating.
Strategies and Lesson Plan Ideas
Two Strategies Before Reading
Two Strategies During Reading
Two Strategies After Reading
Three Writing Strategies
Resources for Teaching
Literature Titles
The Last Of The Mohicans - James Fenimore
Tommo & Hawk - Bryce Courtenay
Sanatujut: Pride in Women's Work - O. Sally Hall
Harpoon of the Hunter - Markoosie
The Polar Bear's Gift - J. Bushey
Reading Resources
English Language Arts and Native Studies - http://www.uleth.ca/education/sites/education/files/fnmibib.pdf
Apples for the Teacher (Literature) - http://www.apples4theteacher.com/native-american/short-stories/
Bibliography of First Nations Literature - http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/resources/firstnationsliterature/refrences.html
Writing Resources
American Indian History - http://www.manataka.org/page10.html
Aboriginal Literatures in Canada - http://curriculum.org/storage/30/1278480166aboriginal.pdf
Walking Together Resource - http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/aswt/#/well_being/respecting_wisdom
Why teach Reading and Writing in your subject?
Reading and Writing are hugely important to me, not only as a future educator, but because it's something that I really enjoy doing. I want to be able to pass that passion onto any students that I have.
To help with the integration of Native Studies within a classroom, it can be hugely beneficial to have students read books or material that relate to First Nation's culture. Having students read from this different perspective can lead to a wider understanding and cultural knowledge than before. And why teach writing to your students with a Native Studies twist? I think that this would also allow students to have an understanding of a different culture and perspective.
Teaching reading and writing regardless of the subject is important to students to help them with comprehension, confidence and life skills.
Curriculum Connections
The English Language Arts Program of Studies brings up that Reading and Writing give students the ability to communicate, extend their knowledge, experience joy and satisfaction, and increase their understanding of themselves and others.
Reading allows students to have a deeper understanding of other people's thoughts, ideas, and views. Writing allows students to put their own thoughts and views out into the world.
I think that it really boils down to using both reading and writing together as an effective way of communicating.
Strategies and Lesson Plan Ideas
Two Strategies Before Reading
- Review the back cover of the book and determine what genre the book may be.
- Use the Goldilocks Strategy to determine the level of the book. Is it too easy, too hard, or juuuust right?
Two Strategies During Reading
- Have students stop to review what they have read so far. This can be done with a learning log strategy.
- Have group reading combined with a discussion. Make sure students are on the same page with each other.
Two Strategies After Reading
- Make a personal connection to the book, or how it makes you as the reader feel
- Create a "Question the Author" analysis where students can ask questions and determine what the goal of the message was.
Three Writing Strategies
- Students should create a mind map or concept map to determine what they are going to write about
- Students should read what they have wrote out loud to determine if it makes sense.
- Students should have a checklist to determine if they have followed the key features of the writing process (Pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, publishing).
Resources for Teaching
Literature Titles
The Last Of The Mohicans - James Fenimore
Tommo & Hawk - Bryce Courtenay
Sanatujut: Pride in Women's Work - O. Sally Hall
Harpoon of the Hunter - Markoosie
The Polar Bear's Gift - J. Bushey
Reading Resources
English Language Arts and Native Studies - http://www.uleth.ca/education/sites/education/files/fnmibib.pdf
Apples for the Teacher (Literature) - http://www.apples4theteacher.com/native-american/short-stories/
Bibliography of First Nations Literature - http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/resources/firstnationsliterature/refrences.html
Writing Resources
American Indian History - http://www.manataka.org/page10.html
Aboriginal Literatures in Canada - http://curriculum.org/storage/30/1278480166aboriginal.pdf
Walking Together Resource - http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/aswt/#/well_being/respecting_wisdom