Implementing Content Area Literacy Activities
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InformationalandNarrativeTextinContent.pptxInformational and Narrative Texts in the Content Areas
Grand Canyon University
Briana Jenkins
Overview
Importance of using both informational and narrative texts
Examples of informational text and narrative text & corresponding standards
Instructional strategies and activities
Importance of culturally responsive text
How to select culturally responsive and engaging texts
Teacher resources
Why Cross Curricular Teaching?
By fusing together pertinent materials and pedagogical efforts, cross-curricular instruction generates learning that is both deeper and more rapid (Johnson, 2014).
When teaching topics that span disciplines, it's crucial to expose students to informative content that may help them tackle the more challenging reading assignments they'll encounter in later years. Students' ability to utilize and benefit from their interactions with informative material increases as they go through school.
Use of informative text is also warranted since it is a universal text that will better equip pupils for reading in their everyday lives. Throughout their academic careers and into life, students will be required to read several works of nonfiction. Students may learn to read and react to informational material with the help of this sort of literature.
Why Cross Curricular Teaching?
Narrative is useful because it might be simpler to understand than other forms of writing owing to factors including text structure, text repetition, and high interest tale aspects.
Students may also use their active reading methods to draw conclusions and develop inferences from narrative texts. Throughout the work, the author provides clear instructions and prompts for student participation.
All types of readers will enjoy the mixture of factual and fictional writing. Including factual texts in a session may motivate certain students to participate more actively, while doing the same for others who prefer narrative texts.
Content Teaching-Math
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.D.8
Determine the length of a missing side, find the perimeter of a polygon based on the lengths of its sides, display rectangles with the same perimeter but different areas, as well as rectangles with the same area but different perimeters.
Instructional Strategies
Perimeter and area data are abundant in these texts. As they apply what they have learned in the text, students will gain a deeper comprehension of perimeter and area.
In order to better understand the distinction between perimeter and area, students might utilize the information they glean from both sources to compose a comparison passage. This task would require students to listen and absorb the material and interpret its significance. Then, they'd put their knowledge to use by crafting an in-depth analysis of the concept of area vs. perimeter.
Students might arrange the chairs at the supper table using characters from the narrative Meatballs for All. They'd have to put their knowledge of area and perimeter to work in order to figure out how to fit everyone inside. The fact that there are many tables and that everyone at each table must be facing each other is the most challenging aspect of the book. The capacity to graphically describe area and perimeter is emphasized as students draw their ideas and explain why they believe their design will work.
Content Teaching-Science
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.3
In a methodical and technical manner, explain the timing, order, and causality of a series of events, thoughts, or actions that take place in the text.
PS2.A.1 Forces and Motion:
The force and direction of a push or pull can vary.
Instructional Strategies
The notion of force and motion, and in particular the concepts of push and pull, are explained in the chosen literature.
Throughout his life, a kid will experience a variety of push and pull circumstances, many of which are described in Newton and Me. The students will use the text as a reference to create a visual representation of the notion of push and pull. Those labels will help you understand what each part of their diagram represents. The pupils will be able to articulately express the ideas of propulsion and repulsion.
With the help of the book Pushes and Pulls, students will be able to describe how the direction and magnitude of a force affect a push or pull. In order to illustrate this idea, students will be provided with a wide range of props. They will show their work to a friend and discuss the significance of power and course with them.
Content Teaching-Social Studies
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.9
Do a side-by-side comparison of the most crucial arguments made in two works on the same subject.
The 2.0-Standard In the name of the peoples of the world
Through a multi-ethnic and historical lens, students will learn to appreciate the similarities and differences, human interconnectedness and global collaboration, among the people of Maryland, the United States, and the World.
Instructional Strategies
The readings assigned for this unit of study on Africa provide students a glimpse into what it's like to live on that continent.
Students would draw parallels between themselves and the main character of The Water Princess. For this, it is essential that people comprehend the material they read and draw appropriate conclusions based on their own life experiences. They will utilize it to write a comparative paragraph. Students will also be asked to develop two visual representations of the distinctions discussed in their passages.
Students may utilize the All About Africa book to learn about the differences and similarities between African and American housing. After identifying similarities and differences using a Venn diagram, students will engage in a group discussion to share their findings.
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Authentic and accurate depictions of civilizations that respect a culture's ideals are essential for culturally relevant literature (Muñiz, 2019)
Students benefit from a sense of belonging and self-worth when teachers make an effort to include their cultures into the classroom. They'll feel closer to the instructor and have a stronger feeling of community as a result Students are more receptive to learning when they have a sense of safety and worth in the classroom.
Students benefit from these activities because they assist them develop cultural fluency and sensitivity. As a result, kids are more able to appreciate other points of view. It teaches them to value and respect the traditions of others. This will aid pupils in deciphering difficult materials and considering other points of view Muñiz, 2019).
Students are better able to make sense of the world when they are exposed to teaching that takes into account their cultural background. Both the reader's prior knowledge and the reader's personal experiences contribute to the reader's overall comprehension of the text. Students use this background understanding and cultural perspective to reading and writing.
Such actions encourage students to talk to one another. The classroom benefits from the students' personal and cultural backgrounds. As students participate in class discussions, they will draw on their own personal experiences.
Teachers Resources
If you want to learn more about culturally responsive education, visit understood.org. There are articles to help you learn more, as well as suggestions on how to better convey information to students and materials to utilize in the classroom.
Many useful tools for culturally sensitive education can be found at Inclusiveschools.org. They supply reading lists, lesson plans, and school-wide projects.
If you're a teacher or an administrator looking for training or classroom materials, check out Teachingtolerance.org.
References
State Standards and Frameworks in Social Studies. (2019). Grade 1. Retrieved from http://marylandpublicschools.org/about/pages/dcaa/social-studies/msss.aspx
CCCSS. (2018). Measurement & Data Grade 3. Retrieved from http://www.corestandards.org/Math/Content/3/MD/
Muñiz, J. (2019). Culturally Responsive Teaching: A 50-State Survey of Teaching Standards. New America.
