[LIT] lit Digest, Vol 29, Issue 5
Cindy & Ryan Pickering
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Thu Mar 6 20:31:13 EST 2008
Our middle school 6th graders have Reading and Language Arts (which is
writing). 7th and 8th graders have Language Arts which is reading and
writing.
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1. Course names help (Mary Dovey)
2. Re: Course names help (Ckingsbery at aol.com)
3. Re: Course names help (Lucinda Marcello)
4. Re: Course names help (Susan Spoo)
5. Re: Course names help (PAltm81324 at aol.com)
6. Re: Course names help (Lucinda Marcello)
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Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:55:24 -0500
From: Mary Dovey <mgdovey at comcast.net>
Subject: [LIT] Course names help
To: "middle-lit at interversity.org" <middle-lit at interversity.org>, "A
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Hello, sorry for the cross posting, but I'm not sure who gets what these
days and I wanted to reach everyone.
Our middle school principal would like to rename the two core subjects of
reading and writing that we currently teach under the umbrella term,
Communication Arts. This is due only to the fact that our students will now
get a separate grade for each, not any dissatisfaction with Com Arts as the
term. I've suggested the obvious: reading (since I want to continue
stressing to teachers that we are teaching reading, not just literature and
literary analysis, etc.) and writing. Nothing fancy, nothing tough to figure
out, very plain: reading and writing.
What do your schools call these core subjects? As the literacy coach, I need
to bring back info to him and thought I'd start with you kind folks. (I
think he thinks "reading" is too elementary, and I suspect I'll be able to
show him it's not.) Thanks.
Mary
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 19:53:21 EST
From: Ckingsbery at aol.com
Subject: Re: [LIT] Course names help
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Reading and English is what I see, however, the separation of these is
always a mystery to me.
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 18:39:59 -0700
From: "Lucinda Marcello" <rpmgrace at cox.net>
Subject: Re: [LIT] Course names help
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Language arts--- at our school.
I prefer calling it reading and writing.
Or maybe strategic reading and effective writing. Why not add a few
adjectives?
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Subject: [LIT] Course names help
> Hello, sorry for the cross posting, but I'm not sure who gets what these
> days and I wanted to reach everyone.
>
> Our middle school principal would like to rename the two core subjects of
> reading and writing that we currently teach under the umbrella term,
> Communication Arts. This is due only to the fact that our students will
> now
> get a separate grade for each, not any dissatisfaction with Com Arts as
> the
> term. I've suggested the obvious: reading (since I want to continue
> stressing to teachers that we are teaching reading, not just literature
> and
> literary analysis, etc.) and writing. Nothing fancy, nothing tough to
> figure
> out, very plain: reading and writing.
>
> What do your schools call these core subjects? As the literacy coach, I
> need
> to bring back info to him and thought I'd start with you kind folks. (I
> think he thinks "reading" is too elementary, and I suspect I'll be able to
> show him it's not.) Thanks.
> Mary
>
>
>
>
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Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 20:06:16 -0600
From: "Susan Spoo" <sbspoo at charleston.k12.il.us>
Subject: Re: [LIT] Course names help
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We call ours reading and language arts, although I believe our reading is
more literature-based than reading as it is taught in elementary schools.
Grammar and writing are taught in language arts. I'm in a 7-8 building.
Susie
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Subject: [LIT] Course names help
Hello, sorry for the cross posting, but I'm not sure who gets what these
days and I wanted to reach everyone.
Our middle school principal would like to rename the two core subjects of
reading and writing that we currently teach under the umbrella term,
Communication Arts. This is due only to the fact that our students will now
get a separate grade for each, not any dissatisfaction with Com Arts as the
term. I've suggested the obvious: reading (since I want to continue
stressing to teachers that we are teaching reading, not just literature and
literary analysis, etc.) and writing. Nothing fancy, nothing tough to figure
out, very plain: reading and writing.
What do your schools call these core subjects? As the literacy coach, I need
to bring back info to him and thought I'd start with you kind folks. (I
think he thinks "reading" is too elementary, and I suspect I'll be able to
show him it's not.) Thanks.
Mary
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Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 05:43:37 EST
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How about Reading Workshop and Writing Workshop or Strategic Reading and
Process Writing?
Pat
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Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 07:00:50 -0700
From: "Lucinda Marcello" <rpmgrace at cox.net>
Subject: Re: [LIT] Course names help
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Strategic Reading and Process Writing!
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> How about Reading Workshop and Writing Workshop or Strategic Reading and
> Process Writing?
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> Pat
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