Tuesday 01/15 Introduction/Syllabus/ “Where I’m From” poem Thursday 01/17 Read “Brainology” by Carol Dweck Week 2 Tuesday 01/22 Read “Ain’t I a Woman” and “The Men We Carry In Our Minds” Thursday 01/24 Active Reading and Analysis Standards (posted on Blackboard under writing and reading tools) Week 3 Tuesday 01/29 Read “Narration” in Patterns; Read I Love Yous Are for White People Ch.1-3 Thursday 01/31 Read I Love Yous Are for White People Ch. 4-5 Week 4 Tuesday 02/5 Read I Love Yous Are for
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Close Reading Close reading is an essential task that demonstrates key skills; it is used throughout the Language and Literature course. Specifically‚ it is used mostly in Part 4 (Detailed Study of Literature) where students complete an IOC (Individual Oral Commentary) on a text studied. Process Skills 1. Read the passage/extract 2. Reread it 3. Annotate for key areas 4. Plan a response 5. Write your response 6. Edit your response Understanding – show the teacher/examiners that you understand
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The Importance of Reading to Children 1. Literacy is the ability to use available symbol systems that are fundamental to learning and teaching‚ for the purposes of comprehending and composing‚ for the purposes of making and communicating meaning and knowledge. -http://www.literacyinlearningexchange.org/defining-literacy 2. Reading to your baby helps build vocabulary‚ stimulates imagination‚ and improves communication skills. Reading to your baby introduces her to the concepts of stories
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Today‚ I will talk about an ancient city of China---Langzhong. My purpose in giving this presentation is to show you detailed geographic features of Langzhong‚ and recommend this famous place to you for travelling‚ so this presentation will have two parts‚ that is geography and tourism. Different from big modern cities‚ ancient cities can offer tourists an incredible variety of special sights and activities. This city is often referred to as a famous historical town. It’s one of the best preserved
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sovereign states and a second language or a foreign language in other countries which is of common knowledge that improving the teaching of English in our schools is a universal effort. The concept of Reading Comprehension is that comprehension is directly related to the surface of our language process. Reading Comprehension is the ability to read text‚ process it and understand its meaning. An individual ’s ability to comprehend text is influenced by their traits and skills‚ one of which is the ability
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leaves an unforgettable sense of community within. Overall‚ the purpose for any pilgrimage‚ near or far‚ is to have a physical experience to help us better understand what we cannot come to know through our senses. Reading about pilgrimages is far different from actually taking one. Reading about the powerful emotions and feelings taken from this experience makes me wonder what triggers these reactions. The author of this article said that on one of her journeys‚ she‚ “I felt that I connected with the
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Reading Reports Description: • Please read two books from the Penguin Reader collection or another source. • Write one book report for each book you read • When choosing a book‚ if there are more than 2 or 3 words on a page that you do not understand‚ then the book is too difficult for you. If you understand all the words on a page‚ then the book is too easy for you. • Do not choose books that are too difficult or too easy for you. If Level 5 has too many vocabulary words per
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Summer Reading Assignment 2013 MYP Year 5‚ Honors English 10 AREAS of INTERACTION: Human Ingenuity Health and Social Education Environments Community and Service Approaches to Learning Essential Questions: How do humans endure traumatic situations in life? How do our values and beliefs shape who we are as
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Carlie Sorrells Ms. Johnson 8-28-12 English ll pre-ap Summer Reading Assignment-Alas Babylon Alas Babylon by Pat Frank is a literary work of art that holds important themes applicable to the present. Though the story takes place in the time of the Cold War‚ some of the messages are still transferable to life in the modern world. An apocalyptic world where the United States is at war with the Soviet Union is the premise of the book in which the characters are put up to the ultimate test‚ survival
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1. Briefly summarize the article (2-3 sentences). What is it about? What happens? It’s a film review about the famous movie Forrest Gump.It mainly talks bout some impressive parts of the movie . 2. Respond to the article (3-4 sentences). Ideas: How did I like it? Why? What experiences/memories did it remind me of? What comments do I have? I like it very much .The reasons are as follows :First of all .it reveals the great parts about the movie and it has some really deep research.for
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