Thursday, October 11, 2007

Literacy in Literature

Literature has a lot more to do with literacy than just being able to read and write. It's the way a student reads and writes that determines their literacy. It includes thinking critically about a text and drawing parallels with what their reading and it's time in history. Knowing how to piece together plot points and make predictions about what is going to happen based on clues and character analysis. As far as writing is concerned, the process of writing is important. Literacy in writing ranges from fluency to material. How did the student write the paper? What steps were taken? Do the ideas flow and make sense? These are all elements involved with literacy in literature and writing.

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