Carnegie Learning Math Series 2: Textbook Analysis

Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis is a study of the lives of the founders of the American republic or as Ellis sees them, the founding fathers-- Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison. It mainly focuses on important segments in the lives of these men. “Ellis shows us how the relationships of the Founding Fathers shaped the period in which they lived.” (Melanie R. McBride. Cedars, S.R. ed. "

In my personal opinion, this book was very hard to read and follow. At certain times I had a hard time figuring out who was talking in the book. I really wanted to enjoy this book and it’s “case studies” but I simply could not get past the confusion and enjoy this like I would any other book. I feel like the author wrote a lot of the situations for shock

For this book analysis, I read the book A Piece of Cake by Cupcake brown. It is a memoir told by Cupcake about her life. She starts the book at age 11, when she was living a normal and pleasant life with her mother in San Diego. She was quite close to her along with her step father (who, at the time, she thought was her biological father), and her uncle. Then out of nowhere, she finds her mother dead in her room and her life is shaken into disaster. The court system had to turn both her and her brother over to her biological father whom she never met, instead of giving her to the man she was raised by. Her father then sent her to a foster home where she was raped and beaten constantly. When she

Overall the book was a good read and touched on some various topics that are discussed in our class.

2. Give your opinion on how the text and graphic features in this book helped you comprehend the content of the book. Explain using evidence from the text. If there aren’t many features just focus on the titles and book cover.

What Did You Expect To Learn When You Picked Up The Book? To What Extent – And How Effectively – Were Your Expectations Met?

As I read more and more the more I get confused. It is just the way the author writes, that throws me off track. I did realize that there was little stories throughout the passages that I found interesting, but it just skips around so much. There are many different ways people can write. It all depends on what you like to read. I think that if I started to read these kinds of things on a daily basis I would start to learn how to read them better.

The writing style gave you a choice on what interesting subject you wanted to read, and also it gave you a preview of what the chapter was going to be about. The style of how it was written could also be a struggle for people. This book would not be recommended for people who wanted to stick to one specific subject; it would be a book for people who wanted an array of subjects. He does stick to one specific concept, which was bias. He has this subject scattered through the book, and they all mean different things. The experiments could be seen in positive light or negative, it depends on the type of reader you are. They can come out to be confusing but when you are able to play out the experiment it may be fun. The presentation of the book itself is an eye catcher, and maybe even the reading style will intrigue you to read it. This book is very intricate but you will not know if the information that is given will

1. READING OUTCOME: COMPREHENSION PROCESS WORK: Demonstrate your understanding of the novel by answering the following questions in your journal. Where possible support your ideas with references from the text. Include page numbers for future use.

This requires teachers to provide complex and real application lessons. Financial literacy was added to mathematics and the need for real-world activities was a must. The book helped students understand how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, but failed to show how it really works when shopping from a grocery ad or purchasing a home of which they had to understand property taxes. Students had to answer word problems about shopping for items at stores, but the textbook did not come with store ads.

When you look out the window now, after having worked through the first lesson, do you see anything differently than when you looked out the window before you started reading? What was different? Why?

Reading Strategy Note: Unlike summary and paraphrase, which require close reading, for this discussion use the reading strategy of

* Do a first reading that uses underlining, annotation, and summary to make sure you understand what the writer is saying. Go back to any sections that need clarification.

The book is written in an easy to understand form. Someone with little to no

Students having hard times in comprehending the thought of the text and what the author implies. It seems to be reading by words but not reading between the lines. It is important to know how comprehension plays an integral part in a manner of thinking and conceptualizing facts and ideas from the