LTCY 444 and LTCY 421

 Literature-Based Instruction - 100 points 

You are required to plan a literature-based unit of study on one of the books listed here.  The unit should cover a minimum of 5 days of instruction and cover the entire book.  Planning this unit of study  should provide you with skills to teach comprehension strategies (chapter 3), provide vocabulary development (chapter 6), model writing as responding (chapter 7),  develop an appreciation of literature and reading to learn (chapter 8).  Writing this unit should also help you learn how to use a piece of quality literature to reinforce concepts in your curriculum. 

1)  You should select a piece of quality adolescent or young adult literature  ... the Instructor must approve your selection of literature.  A list of appropriate literature is provided for your convenience.  It may be to your advantage to select a piece of literature that you have read before ... you will need to re-read the book in order to plan effective instruction, but it will help you make initial decisions regarding content if you know the book before you begin writing the unit.  The book you select be within your area of emphasis (i.e., if you are majoring in science the book should have enough practical references to scientific concepts so as to compliment your curriculum and lead to REAL learning).  More than one graduate student can select the same book from the list below:

2)  Your unit of study should follow this format:

  •  Overview of Unit
    • Bibliographic information on the book (APA style)
    • One paragraph summary of book
    • Your content area focus
    • One paragraph describing the positive aspects of using this particular book as a springboard for teaching comprehension strategies and content material 
  • Specific Goals for the Unit
    • Objectives
    • Kentucky Learner Goals
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    • Academic Expectations
    • Core Content
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    • Application to Real-Life Experience

    • Resources
      • Supplement your core book with textbooks or other expository literature to help students understand concepts in the book.  Use strategies from chapters 7, 3, 5, and 6 in planning instruction.
    • Assessment
      • How will you measure learning? 
  • A Lesson Plan Format for EACH day of the unit (minimum of 5 - must cover entire book):  Use THIS form to plan your instruction.
    • Your unit plan must include the lesson plans for each day AND any forms, handouts, graphic organizers, etc., you planned within that day's instruction.  Specifically, this means materials you prepared for vocabulary instruction, comprehension instruction, and materials you generated to link your content area to concepts in the book.
  • A bibliography of all literature (narrative and expository) used in this assignment.  
  • A one page (minimum) reflection making firm connections between the literacy instructional strategies included in the unit and specific research that supports those strategies.

Rubric used in Scoring this Field Experience Assignment

Criteria  0 - 79 80-94 95-109 110-125
Literature Selection Literature not from approved list OR not approved by Instructor.      Appropriate (approved) literature selection.  
Overview of Unit        
Specific Goals for the Unit        
Bibliography of all books/materials No bibliography provided to Instructor.  Bibliography provided that included a few resources; not APA format (or format used from example site).   Nice bibliography with some depth.  Appropriate format for the most part.   Extensive (5 or more) entries on bibliography.  Appropriate format.  Outstanding presentation.  
Vocabulary Development No vocabulary materials provided to Instructor.  Questionable materials used to help your student understand the vocabulary used in the book (must be based on a strategy in chapter 6).  Somewhat appropriate materials you used to help your student understand the vocabulary used in the book (must be based on a strategy in chapter 6).  Appropriate materials you used to help your student understand the vocabulary used in the book (must be based on a strategy in chapter 6). 
Comprehension Materials No comprehension materials provided to Instructor.  Questionable materials used to insure comprehension of the book (must be based on a strategy in chapter 3). Somewhat appropriate materials you used to insure comprehension of the book (must be based on a strategy in chapter 3). Appropriate materials you used to insure comprehension of the book (must be based on a strategy in chapter 3).
Concept Development Materials  No concept development materials provided to Instructor.  Questionable materials used to connect your content area to the concepts in the book (must be based on a strategy in chapter 8).   Somewhat appropriate materials you used to connect your content area to the concepts in the book (must be based on a strategy in chapter 8).   Appropriate materials you used to connect your content area to the concepts in the book (must be based on a strategy in chapter 8).  
Reflection  No reflection provided to Instructor.       
Overall Performance Failed to complete Completed only portions Completed, but struggled throughout. Successful and outstanding completion

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