Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Introduction: Reading is critical to our survival and growth. Without it we are confused, alone, and frustrated. With it, we can become knowledgeable, capable, and enlightened. This semester we will be using our reading workshop time to develop our reading skills. There are two essential things you need every day: this packet, which you must keep in your binder, and a reading book. If you come without either of these things you will be marked tardy.
Read every day both at school and at home. You will have at least ten minutes in class and should read approximately 15 minutes at home. You must read books, short stories, poetry, or essays in the assigned genres. Search out a variety of things that challenge, excite, comfort and intrigue you.
2.
3. Dont waste time on books you dont like. Actively seek new material by using friends and teachers recommendations, looking at lists of titles, and browsing bookshelves. Develop your own criteria for choosing books.
4.
Its okay to reread books you love, but you will also be expected to branch out. You need to read one book from each genre category over the course of the year. Keep track of all books you read in your book chart. This will help us map your progress. Complete one literature log for each six weeks.
5.
6. Show respect for books and the people reading them. Do not disturb another reader. During Readers Workshop, our classroom becomes a place of ABSOLUTE SILENCE. Read and write the whole time. If you must speak, whisper (air, no voice).
7.
Enjoy reading! Good readers do not consider reading a chore. They look forward to it and get excited about it. This is one of the reasons they are good at it. We are usually best at the things we enjoy the most.
Active Reading Strategies Question: Ask questions of the text about what is happening and why. Ask questions about things that you dont understand yet. Ask questions about characters and their motives. Ask questions about things that make you wonder. Look for and write down your answer if you find it later in your reading. Connect: Think of similarities between what you are reading and what you have experienced, heard about, seen, or read about before. There are three kinds of connections: Text to Self: make a connection between something in the book and something in your own life. Text to World: make a connection between something in the book and something in the outer world (news, experiences of others, science, technology, current issues, psychology, human/animal rights, politics, government, sports, entertainment, etc.) Text to Text: make a connection between something in the book and something you have read about in another book, poem, essay or article. Review: Recall and tell back what you understand so far. Include both main ideas and supporting details. Predict: Try to figure out what might happen next. Always explain why you made this prediction (I think this will happen because . . . .) Infer: Make an educated guess based on the clues in the reading. This guess can be called several things: making an inference, drawing a conclusion, or reading between the lines. Evaluate: Give your opinion about the facts or events in the text, the characters opinions and action, and the authors writing. Always include a because statement. (My opinion is _____________, and I feel that way because . . . .) Authors Craft: Identify and explain the authors purpose, style, audience, genre, and use of literary elements. Be sure to use the correct terms.
Literature Log
(To be used with your individual reading book.) The literature log is a readers journal in which you will periodically write entries about the piece of literature you are currently reading. You must make several different types of entries during the reading of the piece, selecting at the last the minimum number of entries from each section. At least one novel and literature log is due every six weeks. Remember, you have daily reading time and at-home reading time to work on this. It is important that you have a feel for your reading selection before beginning the lit log entries. Do not begin entries until you are approximately a quarter of the way through the book. Also note that in each section there are entries that are best done after finishing the entire book, while others can be completed during the reading. You may wish to occasionally review your entries to see if you want to add to them as you delve farther into the book. All entries must include the following: Date. The page you are currently at in your reading. The entire lit log prompt you will be responding to.
While you are in the process of reading a selection, I will occasionally check your lit log packets to evaluate work and your progress. A final grade will be given to your completed packet upon the due date.
Entry Options:
1. 2. First Entry: Do one for each new book. Title of book, author name, genre, number of pages, reading level (if available), publisher and date. All Entries. Do one option from each of the following categories for each book. Write in complete sentences. a. Review: i. Report on what has happened in the selection so far. ii. Describe a setting that is important to the story and tell why it is important. iii. Draw a character from the book and write a brief description. iv. Recreate the plot of the story on a plot diagram. v. Draw three illustrations depicting different important moments in the book. Include captions explaining your illustrations. vi. Create a timeline of ten or more important events in the story. b. Connect: i. Write a three to five sentence paragraph explaining a connection you have found to the text. (Refer to Active Reading Strategies handout for possible types of connections.) ii. Describe a difficult situation that a character is in. How would you behave in such a situation and why? iii. Comment on the relevance of an important passage in your reading to todays world (why is it important nowadays). iv. Reflect upon the learning or insights you gained from reading this work. What new knowledge or wisdom have you gained? v. List two emotions you experienced while reading. Cite (list) words or ideas that made you feel this way and tell why. vi. Using a Venn diagram, show how one characters actions or thoughts compare and contrast with your own life. Each of the three sections must have at least five elements. vii. Does the main character in this selection remind you of characters from any other works of literature? How are they similar and/or different? c. Question: i. Write down two questions you have about the book at this point. One can be literal (based on fact), but the other one must be either inferential or evaluative (based on clues). d. Predict: i. Make a prediction about what will happen next in your book. Remember to include a because statement: I think ______ will happen because __________.
e. Infer: i. Examine the positive and /or negative values of one of the characters. What three things are most important to him/her and why? ii. What do you think were the causes that make a character behave as he/she does? iii. Write an original scene of dialogue for two or more characters from the novel. iv. Rewrite the ending. f. Vocabulary: Redraw and complete the following chart for one new-to-you word you have found in your book: Word: Dictionary definition: Synonyms: Context (copy the sentence using the word in the book): Write your own sentence using the word:
3.
Last Entry: Do one for each book. Answer all questions in complete sentences. You will be graded on the thoughtfulness of your answers. a. Evaluate. Give your opinion about this book. Was it a worthwhile read? Did it meet your expectations? Why or why not? Would you recommend it to others? Who might enjoy it and why? Who would definitely not enjoy it and why? What would you change about it? Who was your favorite character? What was your favorite part? What surprised you? What do you still wonder about?
Keep all of your entries in your binder with your Reading Workshop Packet. I will collect them all at once.
Reading Record:
Keep a list of all the books you have read this year, their titles, authors, and genres. Rate each book on a four star scale. This is due at the end of the year.
Title The Diving Bell and the Butterfly The Circuit Author Jean-Dominique Bauby Francisco Jimenez Genre Memoir Memoir Rating ****