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Class 4: Feb 14th

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Agenda

Attendance Reading Quiz-turn in Read Aloud Facilitation Controversy in CYAL Break Responding to CYAL For Next Time

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Read Aloud Facilitation

Culture, Heritage and Bilingualism

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Reflecting on Who We Are Who are you? Where are you from? What makes you, YOU? Consider the following:

• What does it mean to be “from some place”? • How can the place we are from influence our identities (who

we are)?• Is it possible to be from more than one place?• How might our identity change depending on where we are?• Can people be from a place that is not an actual location, but

represents a community or an idea such as being from a family, a religious tradition or a strong interest?

Where I am From Poems

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Controversy and CYAL

What makes a book controversial? What are some books that have been challenged

and/or banned? What are your thoughts about what is and is not

appropriate for children and young adults to read?

What resources are available for thinking about the issue of censorship?

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Some Banned or Challenged Books

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Diary of a Young Girl In the Night Kitchen A Light in the Attic Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret. Harry Potter The Chocolate War And Tango Makes Three The Color Purple I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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BREAK

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Responding to Literature

Why respond to literature?• Supports readers in constructing deeper more personal

meanings of texts• Encourages readers to make connections between texts

and their own life experiences• Prompts readers to consider how a text impacts their

own lives• Response activities help readers reflect on and express

their thinking about what they read

Ways readers respond to literature?• Personal, Critical, Analytical Responses• Writing, Discussion, Multimedia, Arts & Crafts, Drama

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Children’s Literature and Reading Comprehension Comprehension is the goal of reading instruction. What is reading comprehension?

• A creative, multifaceted process in which readers engage with text over time.

• A process of using prior knowledge and the author’s text to construct meaning that is useful to the reader for a specific purpose.

• Readers construct a mental picture or representation of the text and its interpretation through the comprehension process.

Comprehension depends on reader and text factors.

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Comprehension: Reader Factors and Text Factors

Reader Factors Background knowledge Purpose Fluency Strategies Inferences Motivation

Text Factors Structure Genres Content and Vocabulary

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The Reading Process

Prereading• Activate background knowledge, set a purpose for

reading

Reading• Independent, buddy, guided, shared, read aloud

Responding• Response logs, small/large group discussions, other

Exploring• Rereading, Author’s Craft, Word and Sentence

Applying• Oral and written projects

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Examples of Responses to Literature

Writing• Beyond Book Reports--Alternative Formats • Genre-to-Genre: Transform one genre into another

Discussion/Oral Presentation• Literature Circles or Book Club• Book Talk, Retelling, Reader’s Theatre

Multimedia• PPT, Webpage, Video Short

Arts and Crafts• Drawing, sculpture, mobiles, maps

Drama• Puppet shows, reenactments, Hot Seat

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Sharing Books

• Book Talks on Reading Rainbow• The Titanic• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHAb6TYNX4w• The Three Bears• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPDxbN-dzN0&fe

ature=related• The Baby Sitters Club• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR_lxM3Z3jQ&feat

ure=related• Spooky Stories• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2SbnfmXtBM

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Responding to the Texts

Write a brief personal response to your assigned book.

Discuss the text in your small group. Respond to your assigned texts in the following

ways: The Great Kapok Tree--Readers’ Theater (mask and

speaking part• Just a Dream-Compose a script for a book talk designed

to entice others to read the book.• The Lorax--Draw a political cartoon in response to the

theme of the book. Discuss the three books in a grand conversation.

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For Next Time

Chapter 6 Reading Quiz Spark Readings Bring Alphabet and Counting Book