What is the most relevant theory/model for addressing 21st century literacy demands? Illustrate your response with examples of classroom practices consistent with this theory/model.

You will need to draw on resources from the weekly materials (podcasts, readings, and activities), and appropriate scholarly literature that

you have sourced independently from online Education journals accessed through the Swinburne Library, to inform your argument and

illustrations of practice. Your essay is to be written in third person.

Your essay will need:

• A clear introduction in which you introduce both the topic and the structure of your essay.

• A series of paragraphs making up the body of your essay in which you develop a persuasive argument for the particular theory/model

you have selected. The body of the essay will also include examples of classroom practice. This series of paragraphs must build the argument to a logical and reasoned conclusion.

• A conclusion in which you reiterate and sum up your argument. The conclusion must not simply restate the introduction.

1. Knowledge of literacy development

2. Understanding of theories/models of literacy development, and relevant classroom practices.

3. Format and structure of essay, including conventions of academic English and capacity to argue persuasively.

4. Academic research, including APA referencing