Advanced Placement Literature and Composition Outside Reading Books (ORBs) & Summer Reading Instructions- 2010-2011 Patrice Norris- Instructor Email: elwyn.norris@mnps.org READ THIS HANDOUT VERY CAREFULLY BECAUSE THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE QUITE SPECIFIC Part I. All AP Literature students are required to read How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster. You will refer to this book throughout the year. The book is very entertaining and very informative as an introduction to
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Teaching of Early Reading – a review of current research and literature on the teaching of phonics and early reading Throughout this essay I will be using relevant research to discuss the changes in the teaching of early reading over the past few years. The new Early Years Foundation Stage framework “should make sure that the best practice for beginner readers provides them with a rich curriculum that fosters all four interdependent strands of language: speaking‚ listening‚ reading and writing”. (Rose
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REMEDIAL READING DRILLS BY THORLEIF G. HEGGE‚ PH. D. SAMUEL A. KIRK‚ PH. D WINIFRED D. KIRK‚ M. A. Wayne County Training School‚ Northville Michigan With Directions by SAMUEL A. KIRK‚ PH. D. Previously Published by George Wahr Publishing Co. Ann Arbor‚ Michigan 1965 Internet Edition for Free Distribution by Donald L. Potter Odessa‚ TX 2005 Previous Copyright Information: Copyright 1940‚ George Wahr. Reprinted: 1943‚ 1944‚ 1945‚ 1947‚ 1948‚ 1950‚ 1955‚ and 1963 There is a 2007 highly revised 2
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Importance of Reading and Writing Reading and writing are both important; you can’t have one without the other. They are skills that are increased constantly due to little things that most times are not noticed. Whether it is from a book to a poem‚ there will always be a way that it helps out your school performance. Reading and writing in general only helps absorb information‚ and enhance leisure or school related writing tasks. It has also made life itself so much easier because reading and writing
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I believe that a reading specialist will face numerous challenges‚ however at the same token; the challenges should motivate the reading specialist to work harder and sharpen their craft. As a reading specialist in my district that supports Title 1instruction‚ I believe some challenges I will face is a lack of resources. Although‚ some Title 1 schools have access to available resources‚ most don’t. I know without the right resources‚ the teachers and the students will not receive an accurate amount
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My family was never a big reading family. My mom always falls asleep when reading books and my sisters absolutely dread it. My dad is too busy to read and my grandmother only reads the closed captioning on her TV. I was basically raised to not read. I always‚ fortunately‚ was an average or slightly above average reader‚ which helped as I aged in my education process. Thinking back to my first reading experiences in elementary school‚ I was always interested in medical books. I’d pick out picture
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provoke‚ entertain‚ persuade or inform. The characters might be invented by the student‚ be the student‚ or be adapted from another source. Monologues are written to be heard; consequently‚ this unit includes several lessons focusing on fluent oral reading skills‚ rehearsal‚ revision-by-rehearsal‚ and performances‚ as well as lessons focusing on character development and identification of purpose. Hopefully‚ before launching into this unit you will have the opportunity to collect video and audio clips
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Close Reading of a Poem Maria Clinton ENG 125 May 31‚ 2011 Tiffany Griffin-Minor Close Reading of a Poem ON THE AMTRAK FROM BOSTON TO NEW YORK CITY: BY SHERMAN ALEXIE On the Amtrak from Boston to New York City is an emotionally provocative poem by the Native American Indian writer‚ Sherman Alexie. It describes a train journey from Boston to New York City in which an elderly white woman excitedly points out historical sites to her fellow passenger‚ a younger Native American Indian. The poem
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Reading has always played an important role in the household in which I grew up. My parents played a vital role in my older brother and I first learning to read and write. While many days consisted of reading Dr. Seuss books‚ or memorizing short speeches for church during Easter and Christmas service this is where I built a love for reading. On the weekends my brother and I would lay around the living room and read comics as well as complete activities in the kids section of the newspaper placed
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work. George tells him that he is reading one hundred great books in the library list. He wants Mr. Cattanzara to respect him. "After that"‚ George does nothing different from usual but he finds the people in the neighborhood start calling him "a good boy." He feels himself being respected because of the books he is not reading. "As the summer went on George felt in a good mood about things." He occasionally buys paperback books but he never gets around to reading them. Yet‚ "he could could feel approval
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