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You are asked to write a 2-3 page response to the assigned reading five times throughout this course. Please use double spaced 12-point font. The reading responses have two components that are outlined in the following description.
For each reading response, the first component is to write about the topics from the reading that you find important. Of course, there is much information from the reading that is critically important for you to know and understand. However, for this assignment, it is not realistic or necessary for you to comment on every important detail from the reading. Do your best to determine what you deem most important for you to know as an emerging teacher and focus on that information to include in your reading response.
Some of the statements listed below might help you think about this assignment. Be specific about what you believe is the most important information from your assigned reading. Write to explain this information in your own words. Please do not in any way copy any information directly from the text without citing it.
The second component of this assignment is to weave your own understandings of the topics throughout your response by providing specific examples of students you've worked with and/or reflecting on your own experiences as an early literacy student.
The following examples will help you to better understand this assignment's requirements:
An incomplete response: The reading was interesting and provided insight into the history of early European settlers.
A better response: The reading was interesting to me because it provided insight into the history of the early European settlers. For example, when Zinn (2003) mentioned, "Columbus and his successors were not coming into an empty wilderness, but into a world which in some places were as densely populated as Europe itself." (p. 21), I was reminded of learning about the early European settlers when I was in elementary school.
The most complete response: The reading was interesting to me because it provided insight into the history of the early European settlers. For example, when Zinn (2003) mentioned, "Columbus and his successors were not coming into an empty wilderness, but into a world which in some places were as densely populated as Europe itself." (p. 21), I was reminded of learning about the early European settlers when I was in elementary school. I recall learning about the ways that the Europeans often were referred to as 'discoverers' of a new land and how they worked to make a 'New World' for themselves. After reading this chapter, I now realize the benefit of understanding history from multiple perspectives....
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