Workshop the Canon

Workshopping the Canon is an NCTE publication by University of South Carolina’s Dr. Styslinger focusing on improved literacy instruction through canonical text.

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What are your big takeaways from @workshop_canon so far? What will be valuable in your practice? #WROTEchat

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Details coming soon!

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Join @MaryStyslinger on Sunday as she tweets along with #NCTEReads! We can’t wait to hear from you!

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Want to engage students in demonstrating their understanding of text? It doesn’t require 5 paragraphs. Have them create graphic novelizations of text. Pulling important lines and bringing them to life through image draws on deeper understanding. Example cred @nwalkerliteracy

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Historical events and holidays like Independence Day provide an authentic opportunity to investigate primary and secondary sources. Try these resources to encourage students to discover the stories behind historical documents. https://t.co/53j8pT9iwa

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Another resource for both questioning and leveraging upper levels of Bloom’s is to ask students to create conversations between characters using https://t.co/Rm409lOifH

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For the more visual student, @ThingLink_EDU allows him or her to link to a website, upload an image or import from flickr to bookmark exact points on an image & type notes at these hotspots. #literacymatters #literacy #publicEd #nctereads #ncteChat #ncteVillage

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Multimodal representations allow students to demonstrate their learning in a deeper, more meaningful way than traditional composition assignments (New London Group, 1996).

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This year's #NCTEreads professional development book club kicks off on Sunday! We'll be reading @workshop_canon by @MaryStyslinger. Join us to discuss ideas from the book, ask questions of the author and contributors, and create new resources together! https://t.co/nZSJOBOj5m

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Body Biographies is a method that asks students to trace a full-size body of a character from the
novel and place quotes or symbols strategically on the cutout to represent meaning.
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A similar technique involves having our Ss choose a school-appropriate song, play it, & explain the connection between the lyrics (or the melody for an instrumental piece) & a character, the mood or tone, the conflict, the denouement... @ncte @ncte_cel @NJCTENews @TCTELA @OCTELA

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Sketch to Stretch is one method that asks students to visualize a passage or portion of text, interpreting it through drawing. #literacymatters #literacy #publicEd #nctereads #ncteChat #ncteVillage

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"I know that performing poetry—as opposed to studying it or reading it silently to analyze it—can have a transformative effect on individuals." @mrserinmedeiros, @edutopia #MondayMotivation https://t.co/guYarDDGkz

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Happy #AudioBookMonth! What books will you listen to to celebrate? https://t.co/v4SVUOIl82

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Constructing mental images is key to becoming an adept reader. Comprehending text relies on a student’s ability to create images, story worlds and mental models while reading. #NCTEvillage #nctechat #NCTEreads

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A dialectic is the art or practice of examining opinions or ideas logically, often through question and answer exchanges, so as to determine their validity. #nctevillage

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Socrates was convinced the surest way to attain reliable knowledge was through practice of disciplined conversation, which he called a dialectic. #nctevillage

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Socratic Circle provides students with an opportunity to talk about text without the strict control of teacher-generated questions and “right” answers. #NCTEChat

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Join this year's #NCTEreads group for an in-depth discussion of how to partner classic texts with a variety of high-interest genres within a reading and writing workshop structure. https://t.co/8MiF2Z30sW @workshop_canon

Kicks off July 7!

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"No longer do we have to feel divided between a longtime love for literature and a high regard for literacy. When we 'workshop the canon,' we can still teach Beowulf, but within a focused unit that includes other genres." Mary E. Styslinger @workshop_canon https://t.co/exOPE1AdMu