Final Synthesis Post
Starting off the semester, I was confused as to how this class would work. How could social studies and especially science be incorporated into literacy. It also does not help that literacy has never been my favorite or best subject. When looking at the syllabus, I did not know how any of the assignments would help to connect these subjects. However, my opinion of the connection changed drastically as the semester went on. I think the most important thing we learned in class were the reading strategies. The reading strategies were explained in the book we read throughout the semester, Subjects Matter . When we first were introduced to them, I thought that they were insignificant. I thought this because a lot fo them for me were automatic. I automatically assumed what happened before I ever read a text. I always underlined or highlighted. I have always made automatic connections while reading any sort of text. After reading, without making myself, I always summarized th...