My Thoughts on... California State Universities Expository Reading and Writing Course Assignment Template

After taking a look at this template which is aligned to fit with the California State Standards, I came to the conclusion that it is a very lengthy step by step version of how to use the standards. I thought that this template would be very applicable to a new teacher who really needed the help using the standards because they were newly introduced to them or simply just needed help with comprehension. I personally would not want to use this type of template because I would want to make an original lesson to teach. If I did however, need help understanding the standards, then I would consider looking at the template for reference. I would have to say that the template is more of a specific guideline rather than a reference. It is more of a "how to" template, and not something that is just used for understanding. It has the marks of being a very useful tool in the explanation sections of the text. For example, in the reading for understanding section, it explains the significance of reading for understanding and suggestions as to how it should be done. This would be very helpful for the new teacher who needed help understanding the material or a teacher candidate in the state as well. For a long-time teacher who has worked with the standards for a while, this article would not be as applicable, unless they were truly needing the assistance. I did like this article because of how useful it can be for some people. I would really enjoy having this resource as a new teacher if I could in my own state. Overall, this article was very helpful, but would have to be for a specific type of person in my opinion. But, the significance it could have for the specific person, would be very large.

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