Reading Response 5

Resources Used:

• Making the Journey Christenbury Chapter 6 & 7
• Getting to the Core Chapters 4, 5, 8 & 9
• Turner, Kristen Hawley. “Flipping the Switch: Code-Switching from Text Speak to Standard English.” English Journal 98.5 (2009): 60-65.
• Zuidema, Leah A. “The Grammar Workshop: Systematic Language Study in Reading and Writing Contexts.” English Journal 101.5 (2012): 63-71.

My Response

In chapter 6 of Making the Journey, Christenbury points out the importance of connecting outside information to the literature taught in class. She states that students should “prefer credible information” and “develop a disposition toward rigorous research and reasoning” through passionate research projects (247). My question is: as an educator, how much of a presence should you have on the research aspect of the student and how do make sure the topics they choose won’t be controversial (parent’s opinion)?