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The different ways that the common core state standards include literature and reading in the standards are incorporated the NES textbook through different ideas. Some of the ideas include applying and understanding various organizational structures used in critical or analytical writing and being able to understand what you are reading to know what you are putting down. The demonstration of knowledge written down in analysis show that students know what they are actually doing and putting on paper through their thoughts. It is also crucial to know how to include and interpret characters, themes, and points of views in various literacy works. One of the most important aspects of writing in high school is writing about books students read and what they learn from it. The common core interprets this in a good way to show that students need to know what they are reading before they put stuff down on paper.

Reason I chose this text: The reason I chose this text was because it was visual with good examples of how to look at and interpret comic books. This is something that I found intriguing because it is a very visual book and is filled with information that can be taught. Challenges with this text and what to do about it: Challenges with this text may be that not everybody may be in to learning about comic books and not everyone may want to learn about them. A way to make this interesting is to include the information that I did in my hand out which contains colors, shapes and sizes to be able to understand how to read the comic and have a little more knowledge behind it which consists of the ideas that make it easier to read a comic book even if it's not interesting, there are more things to learn than what the text is reading, there is behind the scenes work which makes it interesting. Ways to interpret this in teaching: Ways I would love to interpret this in teaching is ...

The Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts is a long list of duties. They are divided in to sub-content areas of writing: text types, responding to reading, and research. As well as, reading: text complexity and the growth of comprehension. Speaking and listening: flexible communication and collaboration, and very last, language: conventions, effective use, and vocabulary. All of these all fall under the common core state standards in which are linked together for the English standards. As future teachers it is important to understand what common core is and what is directly linked to what children need to be taught in what state. To be able to have kids meet that goal and even possibly go above and beyond the common core is the goal of a teacher to help kids reach. To be a future teacher is to be able to understand how to teach common core and what it consists of overall. There are various different ways to teach all of these different common core standards which gives ...

Communication is something that is gone through and used every day. As humans, communication is key to getting around in the world. We speak when we want something, when we need something and when we try to get a point across. As humans, communication is natural. In the teaching world, it is essential to communicate ideas that are necessary to get by in the school. As stated in the test, "oral speech can be difficult to follow" (130). Which is why us as future teachers need to make what we are saying clear and actively engaging. Group discussions are a way to not only get kids actively listening, but it gets them actively involved. While maintaining posture, movement, gestures, eye contact and voice, there is a good start for teachers to make students want to be actively involved and listening.

Discussion as a way of teaching is a big deal in this world. Teaching students and learning from them and listening to what they have to say is important. When setting ground rules and setting the standards for conversation, it can go well and can circulate a good discussion. As long as it is established that kids don't interrupt each other and everyone is thoughtful and listening, then it is good to have discussion in class. Discussion fails when there are no ground rules that are set which is why it is important that rules are set because discussion can thrive in the classroom when it is done right, rules are established and the teacher is the facilitator.

Dr. Margaret Lieb is a scholar from Japan who is visiting Eastern Washington University during the first week of October. She teaches English to students in Japan who their first language is not English. She wrote an article called, "Culture Distance and Cultural Dimensions in Diverse ELT Environments: A Quantitative Investigation" in which she writes about the cultural differences for learning the English language and what is entails. She writes also about how teaching English in Japan enhances their education and skills in which why it is being offered for kids in schools. It is studied in her research that teaching English as a second language is enhancing education and relationships because it is something that is wanted to be learned about. It is interesting to read about because there are many languages in this world but in their culture English is valued and taught.