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Paired Text Unit Plan Assignment Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expanding our understandings of disciplinary literacy means that we need to continually encourage our students to read like the scientists, historians, mathematicians, and future business entrepreneurs that we hope that they become. This also means that we need to provide a variety of non-fiction or informational texts and passages to our students. One way to help with this is to pair these non-fiction passages and texts with existing pieces of established literature. This method is commonly used to teach literacy in English Language<\/a> Arts classes with the non-fiction\/supporting text known as a \u201cmentor text.\u201d This may seem easy at first, but we must be discerning purveyors of literature. The texts that we select must compliment the selected literature in both content and structure and must be age\/grade appropriate. Although we can often readily find examples of non-fiction texts with a similar subject, they might not always present as a great choice for our reading levels. In addition, non-fiction or informational texts can sometimes be very dense or dry, so we must try to find the most engaging and content-specific work we can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: This assignment requires you to select and read a grade-level appropriate text from a series of options. You will need to begin this assignment during Module 1: Week 1 to ensure that you are able to submit by the assignment due date. Failure to do so may result in an inability to complete this work in a timely manner.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During Module 1: Week 1, you should choose one of the listed\/selected texts found in the chart at the end of the instructions based on your appropriate Grade Level Band (K-5; 6-8; 9-12) and licensure area. All selections should be from this list in order to be graded. If you would like to use a book not found on this list, please ask your professor for permission prior to Module 2: Week 2. You must present the name\/author of the book as well as a sound justification in how it supports literacy in your selected content area\/licensure in order to be considered. Submissions using texts other than those listed in the given chart without receiving prior permission from your professor may result in an ungradable assignment and may need to be resubmitted.<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After choosing and reading your initial literature, you will then need to find and select an appropriately matched non-fiction\/informational supporting text that is content-specific and present your findings using the guide found below. This non-fiction text can sometimes be called a mentor text and will provide evidentiary and contextual support for your literature selection in classroom use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your assignment submission must include the following components regarding your selected texts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Overview<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Provide a short 1-2 paragraph overview of both your original text selection and your supporting text. Be sure to note the source of the text or passage as well as the general relation of the text to the subject area.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n