Assignment 1 | Teaching Vision
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How should we teach English today?
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Think about why you want to be an English teacher. Why does that matter? Why did you pick this profession? What do you believe?
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What is your credo?
Assignment 2 | Teacher Story
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Key teacher questions: What does it meant to you to be a good teacher? Why is teaching important? What in your view is a bad teacher? Where did your ideas about teaching come from? Who and what shaped your views of teaching?
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This Teacher Story should explain some of the origins of Your Teaching Vision Statement
In-class Project | Position Statement
Your group is to write a Position Statement in which you explain the following:
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What is the post-process approach?
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How should it be taught?
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Why is this approach better than the process approach?
Theory Article
Assignment 3 | Theory of Teaching
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Explore one composition theory that you feel is connected to Your Teaching Vision and Your Teacher Story.
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Provide a general overview of the basic ideas of the theory and discuss who some of the major proponents of this theory are.
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Explain how the theory can be used to justify your approach to teaching.