Project Philosophy and Literature section

[Pat Megivern]

Hello All,

I'm wondering ... just how deeply are we delving into the literature
and philosophy for this section of the project? A few citations, an
exhaustive search.... 3 pithy, relevant quotes?

Not having done a project like this before, I'm not sure what's
needed...

Thanks for any guidance.

Pat

[Rebecca Sweeney]

Pat-
Last year my project had 3 sources,and 4 quotes, and that section
ended up being about 2 pages.
I also included last year's "focus" book, so if you can use anything
Prensky had to offer to tie into the technololgy and partnering theme
that would be good.
Rebecca

[Pat Megivern]

Thank you ... that gives me a good starting point.

cheers!

[Andrea Gratton]

Hi all,

For my research project I will be using an online platform
(shelfari.com or something similar) to support the independent reading
habits of seventh/eighth grade language arts students.

Does anyone have suggestions for readings/research I could look into
for my philosophy and literature section of my proposal? I have a few
sources, but I am particularly interested in reading more deeply about
independent reading and allowing students to choose the books they
read.

Thanks,
Andrea

[Rebecca Sweeney]

Andrea-
I took a great course last summer on Adolescent Reading Strategies.
We used the book Engaging Adolescents in Reading, edited by John
Guthrie.
(2008, Corwin Press)
There was a lot of info on self-efficacy ,control/choice, and
motivation.
Rebecca

[Andrea Gratton]

Thanks for the suggestion, Rebecca!