English 214 Discussion Questions On this page, you will find links to the discussion questions that go along with the readings. Please answer all the questions as thoughtfully as possible, after reading the lectures. Then submit your answers by the deadline (the due dates are on the DQ pages and on the Class Schedule). A well thought out answer will probably be two or three meaty paragraphs (250-350 words on average). Each set of discussion questions is worth a possible 20 points. Other online students will be submitting their answers to the group as well; you should read them. Respond thoughtfully to several other postings. We will be using the ETUDES Discussion Board for this class. Discussion Board NOTE: try the Message Board ASAP! Discussion question answers are due BEFORE MIDNIGHT on the dates when they are scheduled. Late answers and responses will receive 0 points, so be sure to get them in on time.
CurriConnects Book List Other listsIdeas for using this list More on LexilesMore on ESL levels Immigrants and ImmigrationDiscover fiction about life as an immigrant in America. Use this list as you study any of several time periods when the U.S. experienced waves of immigrants or for literature circles about multiculturalism and the immigrant experience in the U.S. Preschool and Picture Books The Castle on Hester Street - Linda Heller, (978-0689874345) , FictionInterest level: 0-4, Lexile: 520, ESL level: 2Julie enjoys her grandfather's tales about their journey from Russia to New York City, but she also enjoys her grandmother's contradictory reactions to her husband's wild tales. In the Small, Small Night - Jane Kurtz, (978-0066238142) , FictionInterest level: 0-12, Lexile: 560, ESL level: 2 - 3Older sister Abena helps Kofi sleep by sharing with him two stories from their native Ghana after they move to the U.S. Early Elementary Books Good-bye, Havana! When This World Was New - D.H. A Difficult Boy - M.P.
ESL Reading Comprehension When going abroad you will need ESL reading comprehension skills. These are the skills that will let you understand information in leaflets, books or any written form. Newest Reading Topics This site is always being updated and the newest topics in this section are listed below. ESL politics reading comprehension Reading is the most basic skill to learn when trying to master English. Once you can read you can see how English is written, see the structure and see the grammar that is used, so by learning to read you will open up many areas of English to learn in the future. What is Needed for ESL Reading Comprehension To become successful at ESL reading comprehension you need to practice. There are two ways to do this. The other way is to learn vocabulary from vocabulary lists or flashcards. Reading Comprehension Tips As with learning anything, the best way to get better is to practice. Reading Comprehension Topics ESL pets reading comprehension - Reading passage and questions about pets.
EnglishTheWave - Student materials " How could the Germans sit back while the Nazis slaughtered people all around them and say they didn't know about it? How could they do that? How could they even say that?" -Taken from The Wave by Todd Strasser When Ben Ross is asked the question above he feels that his answer is inadequate. Here is a link to a podcast of the complete book.Part 1: Chapters 1-3 pdf wordPart 2: Chapters 4-6 pdf wordPart 3: Chapters 7-9 pdf wordPart 4: Chapters 10-13 pdf wordPart 5: Chapters 14-17 pdf wordIf you do not know what the following words mean, look them up in English or find the Swedish translation! As you read through the different parts of the book you will be expected to keep a reading log.
Schoolido | Lär på ditt sätt I spent the year 2005–2006 in a rather small town in the south of Sweden, where I was placed in the third year at the local “Gymnasiet”. I must say I had one of the toughest but best years of my life. I made some great friends and grew up a lot during my year. One of the most interesting things about my year was realising the contrast between a typical Swedish school and a typical Scottish one and the differences between how teenagers live. For one thing, in Scotland you start school when you’re younger, at the age of five, but the school leaving age is about the same as in Sweden, I think. Teenagers generally don’t differ that much throughout the Western world and the Scottish teenager is no different. One difference is that in Scotland most teenagers are financially quite independent by the age of sixteen—nearly all my friends had part-time jobs. It is quite clear to me that the world is changing rather rapidlyand I am living in a time where opportunities are abundant.
Pearson Prentice Hall: eTeach: Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension by Patricia Babbitt Introduction Most Effective Strategies Practical Applications of Reading Strategies Summary Resources Remember the adventures that lived and breathed between the pages of a really good book when, as a young reader, you slipped away undiscovered into your own magical world? My favorite works were Charlotte's Web, Arabian Nights, Huckleberry Finn, Arthurian Legends, and, later, the timeless tragedy of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. It is no surprise that many of us who loved such adventures grew up to become today's English teachers and writers. The surprise comes when we discover how many of our own students are struggling readers. But surprise need not lead to a permanent state of frustration. Theoretically speaking, if the daily reading curriculum uses research-proven methods, students should develop skills for comprehending the text. Comprehension monitoring Post-reading: Summarizing (see below) is an effective strategy that can take many different forms. Explain why….
Study Skills Guide: Improve Reading Comprehension Skills Good reading comprehension comes only with practice. The basic aspects of reading, such as word recognition, phonetics and fluence, can be mastered in just a few years. However, throughout this process reading comprehension must be emphasized. Sadly, classrooms across the United States have students who struggle with reading comprehension. Students frequently enter college without understanding how necessary good reading comprehension skills are for academic success. Pre-reading survey Before reading a text, complete a pre-reading survey for a brief summary of it. The following is a bullet list of specifics things you should look over and/or read when performing a pre-reading survey of a textbook chapter. Chapter title and subtitles. – Reading the chapter title and subtitles will provide you overall topic of the chapter, and will provide your reading direction and focus. Define your purpose Read the text Take notes or highlight important concepts Post-reading review
EAP Reading - Introduction Skimming to get an overall impression. Skimming is useful when you want to survey a text to get a general idea of what it is about. In skimming you ignore the details and look for the main ideas. Main ideas are usually found in the first sentences of each paragraph and in the first and last paragraphs. As reading is an interactive process, you have to work at constructing the meaning of the text from the marks on the paper. Skimming a text using first lines of paragraphs. In most academic writing, the paragraph is a coherent unit, about one topic, connected to the previous and next paragraphs. As reading is an interactive process, you have to work at constructing the meaning of the text from the marks on the paper. Try these exercises: Exercise 1, Exercise 2, Exercise 3, Exercise 4, Exercise 5, Exercise 6 Skimming a text using first and last paragraphs. In most academic writing, the text is organised clearly with an introduction and a conclusion. Skimming a text, using section headings.
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Mr. Anker Tests Summarizing: Advice & Tips for Teachers (Grades 1-6) Page 1 of 2 What Is It? To summarize is to put in your own words a shortened version of written or spoken material, stating the main points and leaving out everything that is not essential. Summarizing is more than retelling; it involves analyzing information, distinguishing important from unimportant elements and translating large chunks of information into a few short cohesive sentences. Fiction and nonfiction texts, media, conversations, meetings, and events can all be summarized. For example, to summarize the movie Memento, you might state: The movie Memento is a backward chronology of a man who tries to find his wife's killer, but has short-term memory loss. Why Is It Important? Summarizing allows both students and teachers to monitor comprehension of material. In a synthesis of the research on summarizing, Rosenshine and his colleagues found that strategies that emphasize the analytic aspect of summarizing have a powerful effect on how well students summarize (1996). For example: