February 9 - March 9
The Social Part:
Social Skills, Social Cognition, Emotional Intelligence—All these things describe an individual’s ability to connect effectively with those around them. |
The Literacy Part:
The ability to read and write, process information, express ideas, make decisions, and solve problems. In even simpler terms, literacy is an individual’s ability to “deliberately mediate [comprehend/navigate] their world.” |
Social Literacy:
Traditionally we have focused on teaching students and individuals to improve their ‘social skills,’ ‘communication skills,’ and ‘organization skills.’ But in today’s fast changing society we must move from a rigid definition of social skills as conversation skills to a broader understanding of Social Literacy: an individual’s ability to successfully and deliberately mediate their world as family members, workers, citizens, and lifelong learners.
Traditionally we have focused on teaching students and individuals to improve their ‘social skills,’ ‘communication skills,’ and ‘organization skills.’ But in today’s fast changing society we must move from a rigid definition of social skills as conversation skills to a broader understanding of Social Literacy: an individual’s ability to successfully and deliberately mediate their world as family members, workers, citizens, and lifelong learners.
Homework Schedule
Monday, February 9
Read:
Wednesday, February 11
Read:
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Monday, February 16 (No Class)
Read:
Write:
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Wednesday, February 18
Read:
Write:
(The prompts for both of the above can be found in the Social Literacy Essay Prompt file) |
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Monday, February 23
Read
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Wednesday, February 25
In Class:
In Class:
- Discussion of "Bird by Bird"
- Essay 1 Brainstorm
Monday, March 2
In Class:
Write:
In Class:
- Brainstorming to Drafting (You will need a notebook or paper)
Write:
- First Draft of Essay 1 (Bring three copies of this essay to class on Wednesday)
Wednesday, March 4
In Class:
Read:
Write:
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Remember: Final draft of Social Literacy Essay will be due on Wednesday, March 11.
We will now be moving into the section on Popular Culture. The schedule can be found here.
We will now be moving into the section on Popular Culture. The schedule can be found here.