No late work accepted! Only typed, 12 font Times Roman, double spaced work accepted as indicated on weekly schedules. Online-All writing assignments to be completed in MLA format for credit on day due. All essays MUST BE SUBMITTED to Turnitin.com VIA Canvas in a timely fashion or will receive No Credit. That is where they will be commented upon and graded. Note if instructor comments are not reviewed by you then none will be made any further, however conferences during office hours are always available to you to discuss any concerns.
Do not ask me to accept late work. DO NOT EMAIL ME any work unsolicited by me. Do not wait FIVE minutes--or even an hour--before something is due to begin your upload process: Canvas delays, online issues, IPad crashes, power dying, travel schedules, and slow servers are not reasons for submitting late work. Submit your work as early as possilble. If due dates and times do not work for you submit early. Plan ahead. Do not let procrastination or technology be your downfall in this class. Again plan ahead. Canvas will lock you out once due date has passed.
Review all GAI (generative artificial intellegence) policies under My Classroom Policies in the Syllabus link to make sure you understand these policies as they apply to each assigned task in this course.
Essay 1-see prompt in Canvas
Essay 2-see prompt in Canvas
Shortwrites-- post in Canvas & respond to two classmates min.
What is a Shortwrite in this course?--See Canvas Shortwrite Module
TEACHER CANDIDATES ONLY:
Attention: English-ESM & STAR English-ESM Majors
- be advised that you MUST meet with the Faculty Subject Matter Option Advisor, Dr. Dorothy Clark (if you have not already), in order to obtain your life certificate subject matter competency without which you will not be admitted to the credential program at any future date.
- Another option in obtaining subject matter competency is to take the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET-an expensive standardized examination) which would not be part of your undergraduate program.
- Contact: dorothy.g.clark@csun.edu, Zoom /Sierra Tower 714, (818) 677-7225-[best to email first as she is usually on zoom]
CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS: Please note all CLASSROOM observations for this course MUST BE DONE IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTING/AFTER SCHOOL SETTING!
The Assignment Description: General
All students must complete a minimum of 10 observation hours and are asked to have their hours verified by their cooperating teacher through an “Observation Verification Form.” Also make sure you have obtained a Certificate of Clearance.
1. Verification of Observation Form
- Please review FIRST. Click here: Early Field Experience Information Sheet ESM
- Students working full-time in a classroom are asked to submit a letter from their principal stating that they have been employed throughout the course of this semester. This must be submitted on school stationery and handed in at the end of the term.
- For students working full-time positions unrelated to education, exceptions may be made to have their observation hours completed in after-school settings.
Introduction
The purpose of this exercise is to help you better understand the nature of teaching English at the secondary school level so that you will have concrete, experiential knowledge of the field you are considering as your vocation. This assignment fulfills the intention of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing to help students make informed decisions about the choice to become a secondary school teacher.
You will need to observe, analyze, and reflect upon the way(s) the teaching of literature in the secondary classroom is different (or similar) to what you have been experiencing as a university student. Readings, classroom discussion, and assignments from your English 429 class may provide a backdrop to and information base for these classroom observations.
Rationale
The classroom observations: approximately half for middle school and half for high school. In order for you to understand the wide-range of students and treatment of subject matter at the secondary school level, you will be required to attend classes at both a middle and high school. You will also be required to attend different kinds of classes or note different kinds of student ability levels.
2. Some Things to Consider During Observations
3. NOTE--Credential Applicants: Form needed to accompany Credential Application: Early Field Experience Verification
Middle School Classroom Observations
- You will observe for approximately half of the 10 hours at a middle school
- You should observe two different grade levels if possible; for example, grades 6 & 8
- You should observe students of varying abilities and language backgrounds
High School Classroom Observations
- You will observe approximately half of the 10 hours at a high school
- You should observe two different grade levels if possible; for example, grades 9 & 11
- You should observe students of varying abilities and language backgrounds
FINAL PROJECTS:
- Final Project--see Canvas