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.
Meet Google Drive – One place for all your files One account. All of Google. Sign in to continue to Google Drive Find my account Forgot password? Sign in with a different account Create account One Google Account for everything Google 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.
Essential Elements of Guided Reading There are three essential elements in Guided Reading, they are before reading, during reading, and after reading. Here we will take a look at teacher and student roles during each element, along with a few activities for each, as well compare the traditional reading group with a dynamic guided reading group. Element 1: Before Reading This when the teacher introduces the text and takes the opportunity to teach students before the reading begins. Teacher's Role To select an appropriate text for the group.Prepare an introduction to the story they are going to read.Briefly introduce the story to the students.To leave a few questions unanswered that can be answered throughout the story. Student's Role To engage in a conversion with the group about the story.Raise questions about the story to be read.Build expectations about the text.To notice information in the text. Activity to Try: Word Sort. Element 2: During Reading Read the text to themselves quietly or softly.To request help if needed.
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.
Developing critical reading skills with media literacy apps on Chromebooks Frontier, an app from eSpark Learning, teaches critical thinking about media through reading and writing lessons for students in grades three through eight. Frontier offers a library of online lessons centered on thought-provoking topics that engage all types of readers—from eager to reluctant. “It's a differentiated research, reading and writing product that allows students to have choice,” says Cindy Kopp, a fifth-grade English language arts and social studies teacher at Mineola Middle School in Mineola, NY. “It enables them to think beyond the text.” Kopp says Frontier projects are “inherently something students are excited about. “The kids went wild over it, because now they're realizing that their writing has importance,” Kopp says. Encouraging student choice in research and writing can help students connect more deeply with the core curriculum at hand.
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.
Cultivating Informed Citizens with Listenwise As concerns about fake news mount, it’s increasingly important that we expose students to high-quality news stories about current events and encourage them to think critically about those stories. The more informed our students are about the world around them, the less likely they'll be duped by fake news stories.Click To Tweet So, I was excited to stumble on Listenwise, which is bringing public radio into the classroom. Listenwise offers educators a growing collection of news stories tagged as ELA, science, or social studies. The audio recordings of each news story can be played at their normal pace or slowed down for students who need it. There are Listening Comprehension Questions, which I love! I’ve used Socrative quizzes and space races with my students for years, so I was excited to see that the individual lessons have Socrative quizzes available for anyone to use as a quick assessment tool!
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.
How To Read A Book: 3 Strategies For Critical Reading How To Read A Book: 3 Strategies For Critical Reading by Terry Heick If you’re not familiar with Adler and Van Doren’s How To Read A Book, it is worth, well, reading. As you might’ve guessed, these have less to do with decoding, and more to do with comprehension. Actually, more to do with the perspective you approach your reading with. It and How To Read And Why by Harold Bloom are two exceptional starting points for (as well as Wendell Berry’s short essay In Defense Of Literacy) fork coming to terms with the idea of critical reading–both the why and the how. Which is where the following sketch note from livinganawesomelife.com comes in. 3 Strategies & Questions For Critical Reading For most of us, reading strategies aren’t new, nor is reading through a critical lens. Inspectional Reading: Reading with a focus on grasping the book as a “whole thing”–what Adler & Doren call ‘Systematic skimming’ Example question: Why is this book important and/or worth reading? Now go read the book. ; ^ )
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….