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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Diagnostic Assessment - Reading Books is Fundamental Literature is a form of art contrary to the belief that art is solely captured through visuals‚ music‚ or dance. Throughout civilization people have used literature to express forms of thoughts through poems‚ prose‚ novels‚ or essays. In the article‚ Reading is Fundamental by Charles M. Blow‚ he expresses his strong opinion on the importance of literature. During the article‚ it emphasizes the power of literature‚ how literature is recognized
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http://e-flt.nus.edu.sg/ Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching 2011‚ Vol. 8‚ No. 1‚ pp. 108–115 © Centre for Language Studies National University of Singapore The Effects of Vocabulary Knowledge and Background Knowledge on Reading Comprehension of Taiwanese EFL Students Peter Tze-Ming Chou (drpeterchou@yahoo.com) Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages‚ Taiwan Abstract Many studies have shown that vocabulary knowledge and background knowledge can help students read and comprehend
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Services at UT ELP Intermediate (Section 4B) Reading and Discussion October 27‚ 2009 Class Observation and Report Before I observed this particular class‚ I looked up information about the English Language Program (ELP) on-line. This program is designed for people who wish to expand their English for communication‚ study‚ business‚ pleasure‚ etc. This program offers four core courses. The core course that I observed was an Intermediate Reading and Discussion group which meets every Tuesday
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of Teaching Training A Journal on Observing a Reading Teacher Submitted by: Student Teacher Mark Anthony Alonzo Torres 4th. Yr. BEEd with specialization in SpEd Submitted to: Prof. Maria Socorro Leonora R. Diaz Class Instructor October 2012 July 20‚ 2012 RESEARCH I was deployed at the Elementary Department of the New Era University under the mentorship of my cooperating teacher‚ Prof. Samuel Bayang‚ Reading coordinator of the division and the adviser of Grade
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is important reading Reading is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading comprehension). It is a means of language acquisition‚ of communication‚ and of sharing information and ideas. Like all language‚ it is a complex interaction between the text and the reader which is shaped by the reader’s prior knowledge‚ experiences‚ attitude‚ and language community which is culturally and socially situated. The reading process requires continuous
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When Reading a speech you read it how you read it but‚ when listening to a speech it makes it a whole other level. When he reads it he might miss the key details and not understand. But when listening to it you understand and the speaker and see the main point of their speech. In the “New Hampshire Primary 2008 ” speech by Barack Obama he tries to give hope to the nation after losing the primary to Hillary Clinton. When he delivered this speech and the reader listened to it he really saw how Obama
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Balance Approach to Teaching Reading A balanced literacy program provides
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Reading is an essential skill in modern society. Not only does it enable people to access information‚ it provides people with a great deal of pleasure. It is vital that primary schools equip children with effective strategies for reading as well as foster a desire to read that will stay with them throughout their lives. This analysis of reading will firstly give a brief outline of the context of my school placement. It will analyse two pupils as readers and their strategies. The school’s policy
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In today’s world the consequences of having students attain low achievement scores in reading can be very detrimental to both individuals and society. Students who are attaining low achievement records in literacy often correlate with the school dropout rate‚ poverty‚ and unemployment. Also the gap between reading achievement of poor and middle class students is substantial‚ calling for a federal regulation to ensure equal opportunities for all students no matter where they may be attending school
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