JRN+10

February 1, 2012

According to Pierce, what is the purpose of studying literature? What are the text sets or themes baskets? How do they respond to the needs of adolescent readers? What did you notice about the student-teacher interaction in the video? What kinds of talk do students engage in around theme baskets? How does the teacher facilitate this talk? Are text sets or theme baskets something you might incorporate in your classroom? Why or why not?