Second stage: read-aloud and students analysis responses
In this last stage, I proceeded to the read aloud. I started by introducing the book to my students, I told them that the book title was Marsupial Sue presents: The Runaway Pancake; I pointed to the image in the cover and said: “this is Marsupial Sue asked; could identify what animal is she?” The students came closer to me and carefully inspected the cover while doing educated guesses of the kind of animal that was Marsupial Sue. Amanda said “it looks like a rabbit because it has long ears and big feet” and Catherine said, no its tail is too long for a rabbit; it looks more like a dog” and it was Muhammad who said, “no, it’s a kangaroo!” I asked him “how do you know?” and he said “I remember they said in Animal Planet that kangaroos are marsupial and the name is Marsupial Sue? I was really surprised by their answers; they showed a very deep level of thinking and reasoning. I was especially surprised by Mohamad’s ability to make connections between the image, the title, and his prior knowledge. After this little exchange, I proceeded to read the book to my students. The story presents us with a group of animals chasing a mischievous pancake in an effort to eat it for lunch. The
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Who?” Maisha said, “yes, my little brother is very naughty; one day ate all my dad’s yogurt. Lourishky said, “my mom said that imam naughty because I always wake her up jumping on her bed.” Then Abdul expressed, “my neighbor’s cat is very naughty, it likes to climb trees chasing squirrels and sometimes it can’t come down…And my dad has to bring it down because Mr. Jones (neighbor) is too old to climb trees. It was great to see how they relate the question to their own lives and experiences and in Abdul’s case, he even made the effort to add detail to the story. Which is price worthy since he always has a problem adding details to his
The dogs and horses participating in these activities prove to be very critical in the procedure of chasing, capturing, and killing the prey. They are even acknowledged by the people of this time for their vigorous work. To show their appreciation, the dogs are rewarded with a few chunks of meat.
In the early twentieth century, Fania, Bessie, and Masha, the older children of the Smolinski family are unable to find work to support their hungry, weak family.The youngest daughter in the Smolinski family is named Sara and will go outside and make some money by selling herring when Mrs. Molinski loses hope for the family 's financial situation:"I was about ten years old then. But from always it was heavy on my heart the worries for the house as if I was mother. I knew that the landlord came that morning hollering for the rent," (P.1). Reb Smolinsky is the girls’ father. Reb is also out of work and as a poor Jewish man, spends his days reading holy books and living off of what little money his own children make. Eventually the older daughters will find work. Mrs. Smolinski is then able to rent a second room. The family is very excited when Bessie announces that she and a man named Berel Berenstein had fallen in love. Bessie invites him to dinner at her home. Reb finds out about his daughter’s relationship with Berel and even that Berel was willing to marry her. Despite the joy and enthusiasm expressed by the rest of the family, doesn’t decide to congratulate her, but rather that because of the family’s financial situation, Berel must also pay the full cost of the wedding. Reb also demands that Berel set him up a business. After that, Berel becomes infuriated and leaves. After reading this I couldn’t help but wonder, one
fictional events and talking animals. The purpose of this story was to entertain young children, but has
The approach to the reading of the novel would be varied. It is anticipated that the class study would begin with a shared reading of the opening chapter to foster students' interest. A prepared reading by the teacher is usually much more involving than a hesitant reading-around-the-class activity (Sykes, n.d.). The aim is to motivate each student to read the
Students will be read parts of the first few pages, teacher will then pause at words and say just the beginning sound and have students guess what the words mean. (Ex: Over in the Ju____.) Students will then be expected to guess words that may fit the book and begin with the letter Ju (Jungle). This practice will
The overall topic of the story is about perfectionism, perfectionism is a person who refuses anything that is not perfect and affects them by trying to keep everything perfect. In the story “Pancakes” by Joan Bauer, the protagonist in the story is Jill who is a perfectionist and a waitress at Ye Olde Pancake. She refuses anything that is not perfect, she tries to makes her customers exultant and make things flawless. But in the story Jill was unsuccessful at keeping things faultless at the restaurant. When she requires help from ex-boyfriend, she managed to get everything back in order. In the story “Pancakes” the overall argument is nothing is perfect and no one is that perfect and needs assistance in their life. The literary devices revealing the theme are imagery, characterization, and simile.
In Honors English (3rd and 5th), ask students to turn in yesterday’s assignment. They have a test on “A Problem” today, so they should log into their pearson accounts online and take the test. I will check their scores and put them in Skyward asap. Once their test is finished please have them read pages 78-79 in the literature book. Their assignment is to read “Like the Sun” (pgs 80-84) and “The Open Window” (pgs 85-88). They should be looking for instances of paradoxes and irony during each reading. They need to complete the critical thinking questions on pages 84 and 88.
Three people from three different backgrounds all with their own unique stories. It is amazing how diverse the world can be. Despite being so different these three people are all vastly similar in the methods they use to sway an audience. Daniel, the writer of The Necessity believes that parades are essential. This very simple display of culture allows normal everyday people the chance to escape from their deeply depressing lives and show a bit of pride. Fong, the writer of Rice for Thanksgiving has a particularly interesting reflection on his family history. Despite the troubles they went through due to discrimination he still believes in the melting pot that is America. Chelsey the writer of Taking the Bus talks about how her experiences with new and strange people on the bus have changed her outlook on life. The interactions with these people give her some perspective on how her life fits in in the grand scheme of things. All of these stories are different yet they all do one very similar thing. They use the human capacity for sympathy as a means of swaying the reader.
It wasn’t that she forgot who we were, but there were so many of us, she had no time for silly details like names. She was the commander in chief of my house, because my stepfather did not live with us ( McBride 9). Ruth McBride Jordan lives in the worst of conditions, being a parent with no support, and with no idea to raise kids, especially twelve. The way she calls her children over without using their names, is not the act of inconsideration, but more of an lazy action.
Ms. Felkins read the Odyssey to the class. Throughout the reading, Ms. Felkins would ask the students questions about the chapter. This was a way for her to see what the students were retaining from the book. The students were engaged and there were only a couple times where Ms. Felkins had to remind the students to be quiet. When she would ask the students questions they were very attentive and eager to answer. Additionally, after reading time, the students worked independently on their biography projects. The students had computers and were researching a person of their choice. Their assignment was to make a poster about that person’s life. As the students were working, Ms. Felkins looked over each student’s poster and helped them make changes if needed. Ms. Felkins reminded the students that they can not directly take information from the internet and put it on their poster. Most of the students handled the corrections they had to make well. There were a few students who got very frustrated by their mistakes and had to fix
Tea Cake's beating of Janie early in chapter 17 is one of the most confusing incidents in the novel. We read that Janie is hardly effected by this so we begin to question why. Her character finally had developed a voice and she shows it by accepting the beating, saying that she is strong enough to handle him and will only speak when she chooses to. In previous chapters we watched as Jody played "god," and now we see this trait in Tea Cake. The storm, however, is thought to be simple and safe by Tea Cake, when in reality it is a force to be reckoned with. The chapter in which Tea Cake, Janie, and Motor Boat wait out the storm is the most direct example of this conflict. Here we see humans against god, Janie and her friends against nature. The
2. Identify the basic elements of the book: setting, conflict, main characters (with a brief description). The setting takes place on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean. The main character in the book is Ralph who is an intelligent and simple 12 year old boy who is a natural leader.
Reading a mandatory part of our english curriculum we read many books. Some of those books we want to throw, and never read. While others we don't want to put down at the end of the hour. Over the years students have read many books for our English classes covering many different topics, and ideas. One of the best books was read in 8th grade called Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd a historical story about slavery in the south. Therefore, with every great book comes one that not everyone will enjoy reading. Call of the Wild by Jack London was that book which became dreaded to read daily. Selling dogs into labor forces up in the Yukon Territory, the struggles the teams faced, and a dog's decision to stay with his owner or leave is what Call
During the first week of the school, two professors had given her assignments to read a chapter before she came to the next class. That day, she had a couple of hours before she headed out to volunteer work that she signed up for at church, so she decided to go to the library after class and finish the assignments. She went to the front desk at the library, and asked for the two reserved textbooks. The person behind the desk, informed Traci, that students are allowed to check out one book at a time. Fair enough she thought, and she checked out a text book, found an empty table, sat down, and opened up the chapter that she wanted to read. Guess what? Her jaw dropped, because that chapter had 32 pages. It may not be a lot for many students, but knowing that
The inevitable had happened; I, as a small child, was demanded to read. A little antisocial human being launched into a world of, at first, difficult words and lengthy phrases. While words and literacy were forced into my mind, I had reluctantly begun the adventure to enjoy and accept the art of literature. Later however, my hopes and dreams were crushed to pieces by a gruesome teacher with an interesting form of a so called “grading policy.”