TL Session 2

Welcome to Teaching Literature session 2.
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Slide 1: Poll
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This lesson contains 16 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 100 min

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Welcome to Teaching Literature session 2.
How are you feeling today?

Slide 1 - Poll

Today's session
Recap session 1 
Homework check
aim and SC for this session

Slide 2 - Slide

Reminder: Aim and SC of the module
At the end of the module, students will be able to present pedagogic arguments for teaching literature at all secondary school levels and MBO and show theoretical understanding and practical and critical skills needed to teach and evaluate their own literature classes. 

SC: Together with peers, students can design a lesson plan for a literature lesson and support 
         their choices with theory from the course.
SC: Students can present their lesson plan in an individual academic paper at C2 level
SC: Students can carry out the lesson plan in their classroom
SC: Students can evaluate and reflect on the the lesson plan in an academic paper at C2 level.

Slide 3 - Slide

Reminder: Aim for Block 1
At the end of block 1, each student can write a 1500-word paper which describes a literature lesson plan based on a civic/personal aim and a language aim that suits the learners' needs and is supported by relevant theory.

SC: You can analyse your students' needs for your choice of literary assignment
SC: You can define a civic/personal aim for a literature lesson
SC: You can define a language aim for a literature lesson
SC: You can design a lesson plan for a literature lesson
SC: You can justify design choices made on the basis of at least three relevant sources for the teaching of literature, including Van der Knaap (2019) and sources in the MG in a group of 3.
SC: You can apply the conventions and language for an academic paper

Slide 4 - Slide

Aim of this session:

At the end of this session, students can explain what sort of lesson they are expected to design for Teaching Literature and how this design contrasts to or is aligned with how literature is taught at their placement school.
SC:....?
SC:....?

Slide 5 - Slide

Aim of this session:

At the end of this session, students can explain what sort of lesson they are expected to design for Teaching Literature and how this design contrasts to or is aligned with how literature is taught at their placement school.

SC: Students can describe the approach to literature at their placement 
        school.
SC: Students can describe a civic/personal theme of a text on which 
        activities for a lesson can be based.

Slide 6 - Slide

Study: Approaches to teaching literature
Meervoudige benadering van 
mvt-literatuuronderwijs
 (uit Bloemert, Paran, Jansen & Van de Grift, 2017)

Slide 7 - Slide

Which approach appeals the most to you?
Textual approach
Contextual approach
Language approach
(personal) reader approach

Slide 8 - Poll

Recap homework:
1. What is your definition of 'a single story' after watching the speech by Chimamanda?

Slide 9 - Open question

Discuss with the person next to: What other stories do your learners need to prevent them from forming misconceptions and prejudice?
timer
3:00

Slide 10 - Slide

Deciding on aims and SC (outcomes)
Q: What should the content aim focus on?
A: A civic or personal theme/question

Q: What is the difference between civic and personal?
A: Civic: making a connection between the text and societal 
      issues
      Personal: making a connection between the text and the students’ own 
      growth


Slide 11 - Slide

Q: What should the language aim for your lit lesson focus on?
A: Developing one of the language skills

Look at language aim and outcome in example lesson plan: which skill?

Double check: are content and language aim/outcome aligned?

Slide 12 - Slide

What are the four phases in the example lesson plan:

Slide 13 - Open question

In pairs: Assess the example using the assessment rubrics from the module guide.
  • Briefly justify your judgement for each part briefly
  • Actively check your understanding and write down questions that pop up on a post-it.

Whole class:
Share assessment, justification, and questions.


timer
20:00

Slide 14 - Slide

I can explain what sort of lesson I am expected to design for Teaching Literature and how this design contrasts to or is aligned with how literature is taught at my placement school.

yes
not yet

Slide 15 - Poll

Exit ticket: Complete the sentence focussing on the module: I wonder......

Slide 16 - Open question