Assignment Template

I really liked this article because it gives many examples on what you can do to get your students reading. Getting them to read is one thing, but for them to get excited about it and understand it is another thing. I really like how the article mentioned that as a teacher you can do activities before reading like group discussions, brainstorming, rankings and rating skills, and so on. I also love that it mentions if you connect the reading to their lives somehow they will be so much more interested. I want my students to be excited to learn and read. I would also like to ask my students to make predictions. This is because they start generating thinking before they even read the text. They can brainstorm about what they think is going to happen and why. This is the fun part because at the end of a reading they can look back and see if their predictions were right in anyway. Drawing conclusions from what they read help students understand better about how the author structured their writing. Students can generate thinking by asking themselves why the author did it the way they did to make the argument clear. After reading materials you then transfer over into the writing process. It is my goal that my students learn the writing process and the steps they can do to be successful. The article mentions that reflecting on your writing process is very important. Especially asking them “What have you learned about your writing process?” Students should always be reflecting on their work and going back through and answering what they could have done to make it a stronger paper. As a teacher I want to make sure I am always guiding them in the right direction so we can always reach the goal for that day. The writing process is something students will take into consideration all the way through college if they choose to go. The reading and writing process is something I plan to help my students with all the way through their high school careers.