Graphic Organizer: Literacy in Focal Discipline
In this assignment, you will deeply explore the literacy practices and teaching approaches of an academic discipline of your choosing. The discipline you choose for this assignment should be the same discipline that you intend to focus on for your final project.
You should choose at least 4 new pieces to read in the “Additional Readings” folder and revisit the related readings you completed earlier in the semester. Then, use these readings to complete the graphic organizer template below. Be sure to cite the readings you are drawing upon as a part of your work.
My focal discipline is: ____________________________
Disciplinary Literacy in My Focal Discipline
| Types of questions | Methods of inquiry | Types of texts | Disciplinary literacy practices |
Ideas for Teaching Students My Focal Discipline
| Specific Examples or Ideas | Notes/Questions | |
| Engaging students in cycles of inquiry | ||
| Engineering/scaffolding their success | ||
| Examining words and ways with words | ||
| Evaluating claims and ways with words’ |
Total possible points: 30
Content Area Reading 2019 