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From reading Collins book and having the opportunity to model our own literacy unit after one of hers has really been beneficial and eye opening to see the many important elements a teacher should be aware of and address in a successful unit of study.  Not only should the teacher set goals, objectives and assessments to focus on and be used in a unit, but they must also consider tangible ways to support struggling readers and strong readers, use the classroom library to highlight what students are learning during a unit, and identify ways progress will be celebrated throughout the unit.

As a future teacher, I want to remember to include all these elements when I write a literacy unit, but in particular I want to include celebrations throughout and at the end of each unit as Collins does.  Providing an authentic way to celebrate, not only provides the students with an opportunity to showcase and demonstrate what they have learned throughout a unit but it also serves as yet another assessment for the teacher to see the goals that were reached.  Giving students an opportunity to shine and be the experts, showing what they know, is an incredible motivation  to them to work hard.   I only wished I had had more celebration events when I was in school!

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