I really got into Chapter 9 of Deeper reading. In fact, our relationship bordered on love. We may have too much of a past to move forward any further than this gleaming moment, but hitherto I had neglected its attempts entirely.
No, but seriously. I thought this chapter was the best we've read so far. I've always wanted to teach lessons about critical reading in my class, and Gallagher provides some great activities to get me started. I'm definitely keeping this chapter of the book.
I also think his ideas would be well placed around a unit on persuasive writing. First students analyze how they are persuaded. Then we examine how we would like to be persuaded. Then we persuade in that fashion. For example, students would know that statistics can be misleading, so they would examine their information closely before telling someone else. Students would avoid using cheap propaganda tricks and rely on reasonable, logical argumentation.
That would be the goal, anyway.
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I share the same sentiment regarding this chapter. I was actually a little bit sad when it was done. I thought they were all great ideas that were very practical and that I could see myself using in a class. And the overall reasoning behind it is something that I strongly believe in - preparing students to be effective adults.
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