READ 6418 Seminar

Analyzing the Matrix, Drafting the Paper,

Designing the Digital Component

Goal

Develop deep knowledge of one slice of reading education by reading and writing

Create an associated digital resource that serves as a practical and useful resource for parents,

colleagues, other educators---------------

G-r-o-w as a reading teacher AND a writer

Matrix• Evolving document• Organizer• Considerations:– Fit with topic– At least 10 refs– Peer reviewed– Range of publication dates with at least a few

published this year or last year– Balance researcher/practitioner– Reading/literacy journals– Record take-away for each article

The RUBRIC RULES!

Time to Write

Analyze the Matrix• Consistencies, inconsistencies, and patterns• What should your reader know about your

topic? Tell your reader what your articles say. Be an expert!

Pre-Writing Tools

Thesis/Purpose

Introduction

• Get your reader on the “right planet.” What are you talking about?

• Usually one or two paragraphs.• Include a thesis/purpose statement in the

introduction.• Tell your reader what is coming next.

First or Third Person?

• SYNTHESIS: THIRD person– Report what is “out there” on your topic – you’re

not part of this portion of your paper.– Objective– They, educators, teachers, them, he, she, etc.

• REFLECTION: FIRST person. – This is about YOU! – Subjective– I, we, me, us, etc.

Headings

• Use headings to help your reader understand the organization of the paper and follow your writing.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/16/

How to write in APA about what other people have written about.

• Butcher (2006) stated…

• Smith and Jones (2009) posit…

• Keeting (2008) found…

• Billings (1999) and Yinley (2001) recommend…

• Miles, Yinley, and Zhang (1999) suggest…

Change it Up

• Many researchers posit … (Geurney, 2009; Smith & Roberston, 2006; Yang & Zhang, 1999).

• Research has demonstrated … (Kuhn & Stahl, 2003; Rasinski & Hoffman, 2003)

• Some researchers recommend … (Billings,1999; Yinley, 2001).

• Research suggests … (Rasinski, 2006).

Writing

A word about verbs…

• Butcher (2006) stated…– The author said something

• Smith and Jones (2009) posit…– The authors said something or theorize something

• Keeting (2008) found…– Results from the author’s study are…

• Billings (1999) and Yinley (2001) recommend…– These authors recommend something based on the

findings of their study.• Miles, Yinley, and Zhang (1999) suggest…

Change it Up• Many researchers posit … (Geurney, 2009; Smith &

Roberston, 2006; Yang & Zhang, 1999).– These researchers claim that …

• Research has demonstrated … (Kuhn & Stahl, 2003; Rasinski & Hoffman, 2003)– Results from several studies show …

• Some researchers recommend … (Billings,1999; Yinley, 2001).– These authors recommend something based on the

findings of their study.• Research suggests … (Rasinski, 2006).– This research study suggests these implications …

Direct Quotes

Use a minimum amount of direct quotes; better to paraphraseIf you do use quotes:

Swaggerty (2013) explains that “snow skiing is super-dee-duper fun” (p. X).

Snow skiing is “super-dee-duper fun” (Swaggerty, 2013, p. X).

Note:-If your quote is more than 40 words, there are special rules to follow:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/-If you want to cite something that another author cited, you must go to the original source and include that source.

References

• Ref list starts on a separate page.• All references in your ref list should be cited

within your paper, and vice-versa.• Make sure ref list is in ABC order. Don’t change

order of authors for an article, though.• USE THESE LINKS (notice the links on the left

related to references): http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/

Reflection• Why did you pick this topic?

• Content Knowledge (SPECIFICITY REQUIRED): What did you already know about your topic? What did you learn? How did the new knowledge challenge you? How will this new knowledge impact your current and/or future teaching? What did you learn about yourself as a reading teacher?

• Writing: How did your topic evolve? What choices did you make as you drafted and finalized your paper? How did your paper change? What did you learn about yourself as a writer?

SAMPLE PAPERS

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mYRf6I5kBnARqIkd3fKWxGwYflHbySbcfEH3XFDWAp0/edit?usp=

sharing

Peer Review and Writing Center• Writing is:– a process. – is hard.

• Writing improves:– with iteration. – with a little help from our friends and the friendly

Writing Center consultants.

Writing can be awesome. Stick with it and you’ll be proud of what you’ve learned and communicated in

your final product!

Digital Summary Component Project

Purpose: To transform your knowledge from a formal written paper to a practical resource that others will find informative, useful, and engaging.

Content – Your name, contact info, topic– Main findings/conclusions of research– Related resources

Design• appropriate use of an innovative digital

platform• easy to navigate• creative, unique, visually appealing, and

engaging• technical aspects work

Audience & Mechanics• Purpose is clear• Audience is clear• Free of mechanical, grammar errors

• Make it “work” for viewers• Make it something viewers want to look at• Make it something you would put on your

teacher webpage• Make it a “go to” resource for educators

interested in this book or the book’s topic.

Sampleshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1t8zKh7tOoRGWT2C_YOia9auXF4VZJKJBNH6hz9oFuHs/edit?usp=sharing