Our culture is becoming increasingly saturated with images, and the study of visual culture is of growing interest in the academy since it offers insights into the way that reality is constructed and represented. Yet it is often a highly theoretical field in which the readings are famously difficult. This distinctive new book adapts the proven methodology of Ways of Reading and combines four of its readings with four new ones to allow students to work productively with the complexities of visual representation. Photographs in the text include film stills, family portraits, snapshots, and classic images by photographers such as Walker Evans, Jacob Riis, and Dorothea Lange. By integrating critical reading, visual analysis, and writing with a unique selection of readings and editorial features, Ways of Reading Words and Images teaches students to see critically and write analytically while engaging with some of the most powerful voices and images of our culture. Students benefit because the challenges of the book are amply rewarded; many writing assignments ask them to perform the same kinds of tasks that the authors of these theoretical pieces perform. It is an approach that particularly complements the interests of teaching assistants and new Ph.D.s, since instructors work with pieces they themselves find intellectually engaging.

Ways of Reading : Words and Images

Bartholomae, David

Petrosky, Anthony R.

bedford

Resources for Teaching Ways of Reading Ninth Edition

Resources for Teaching to Ways of Reading 9e Ninth 2011;

An authoritative guide for improving teaching, learning, and literacy in content area classrooms This book introduces teachers to the Disciplinary Literacy instructional framework developed by the Institute for Learning, University of Pittsburgh. Grounded in the Principles of Learning developed by acclaimed educator Lauren Resnick, the framework is designed to prepare students, grades 6 and up, to master the rigorous academic content learning required for college success. Unlike 'generic' teaching models, the framework is specifically tailored for each of the content disciplines. Highly practical, the book shows teachers how to integrate literacy development and thinking practices into their routine content instruction, with separate chapters devoted to math, science, history, and English/language arts. The book also shows how school instructional leaders can support teachers in learning and using this instructional approach. <ul>
<li>Offers an innovative approach for improving literacy, thinking, and content learning in secondary students</li> <li>Includes detailed instructional guidance plus numerous classroom examples of lessons, dialogs, and teaching routines</li> <li>Features chapters on each of the content areas-math, science, language arts, and social sciences</li> <li>Provides leadership guidance in implementing the method</li> <li>Foreword written by internationally acclaimed educator and cognitive scientist Lauren Resnick</li> </ul>

Content Matters: A Disciplinary Literacy Approach to Improving Student Learning

Reference

McConachie, Stephanie M.

Words, Language & Grammar

Jossey-Bass

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