All Discussions Tagged 'technology' - Making Curriculum Pop2024-03-28T18:22:38Zhttps://mcpopmb.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=technology&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSummer Reading for Students and Teacherstag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2012-05-23:2665237:Topic:1219562012-05-23T15:51:16.568ZAnna J. Small Roseborohttps://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/AnnaJSmallRoseboro
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><a href="http://teachingenglishlanguagearts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Summer.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3801 align-center" height="138" src="http://teachingenglishlanguagearts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Summer-300x160.jpg" title="Summer" width="233"></img></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">This sounds like a "Duh", but what is the purpose of having the students do the summer reading? How can you assess that purpose?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Consider creating a list and include at least one common, required…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><a href="http://teachingenglishlanguagearts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Summer.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3801 align-center" title="Summer" alt="" src="http://teachingenglishlanguagearts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Summer-300x160.jpg" width="233" height="138"/></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">This sounds like a "Duh", but what is the purpose of having the students do the summer reading? How can you assess that purpose?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Consider creating a list and include at least one common, required book</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><strong><strong>----- <span style="color: #ff6600;">to set the tone</span></strong></strong> for the year using a book to introduce the opening theme for the Fall.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><strong><strong>----- <span style="color: #ff6600;">to give students a common piece of literature</span></strong></strong> to talk about at the beginning of the school year .</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><strong><strong>----- <span style="color: #ff6600;">to assess/measure</span></strong></strong> what students know and are able to do before you settle on the lessons for the opening few weeks of school.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">You could give one of those quickie objective quizzes to validate that knowing the <span style="color: #800080;"><strong>who, what, when, where, whys and hows</strong></span> of a story. The scores can be recorded, but not weighted heavily enough to be viewed a major blow from which students would find it difficult to balance with later grades.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Then, move on to something collaborative, artistic and verbal that can help you learn what your students know about literature, literary terms, working together, writing and speaking. One such assignment is a</span> <strong><span style="color: #008080;"><a href="http://teachingenglishlanguagearts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/A-Collage-Assignment.pdf"><span style="color: #008080; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">COLLAGE</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">. See other <span style="color: #008080;"><strong><a href="http://teachingenglishlanguagearts.com/?s=book+reports"><span style="color: #008080;">book report options</span></a> .</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">The collage project is a four day assignment that students complete in class as you observe them working. By the end of the week, you will have a sense of who works well with whom. Listening to them discuss ways they're going to complete the collage, you gain insight into who's comfortable with the language of literature and what you need to review before moving on the new vocabulary. The project includes an oral component, so you get to see who's comfortable speaking and who will need a little encouragement. It ends with an in-class reflective writing that can serve as a baseline sample for their writing folders/portfolios.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">And, the artwork provides decoration for the classroom that shows right away that students are important and also can remain on display for the first Parent's Night of Classes held early in the Fall term. Parents and guardians like to see their student works on show.</span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Grades for the art project also are recorded, but again, not weighted heavily. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Here’s the link to this</span> <span style="color: #008080;"><strong><a href="http://teachingenglishlanguagearts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/A-Collage-Assignment.pdf"><span style="color: #008080; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">collage report</span></a></strong></span> <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">. You also will find several other <span style="color: #008080;"><strong><a href="http://teachingenglishlanguagearts.com/?page_id=209"><span style="color: #008080;">Language Arts Resources</span></a></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"> to consider using during the school year.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Here's a link to a simple "<span style="color: #008080;"><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2170563368?profile=original"><span style="color: #008080;">Did You Read</span></a>?"</strong> <span style="color: #000000;">Cartoon assignment.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Your local library probably has a summer reading program to supplement the incentives you may want to offer. See </span></span> <span style="color: #008080;"><strong><a href="http://www.cslpreads.org/"><span style="color: #008080; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Collaborate Llibrary Summer Program</span></a>.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Here’s a</span> <span style="color: #008080;"><strong><a href="http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/Teacher_Summer_ReadingF.pdf"><span style="color: #008080; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Summer Reading List for Teachers</span></a>.</strong></span> <a href="http://www.teachervision.fen.com/reading/summer/6101.html?detoured=1"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #008080;"><strong>TeacherVisio</strong><strong>n</strong></span></span></a> <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">offers lots of list for teachers for all grade levels. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Take a look at ways to tailor <span style="color: #008080;"><strong><a href="http://ed.ted.com/tour"><span style="color: #008080;">Ted Talks</span></a></strong></span> resources to help meet Common Core Standards for English Language Arts.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Plan a <span style="color: #008080;"><strong><a href="http://www.pecha-kucha.org/what"><span style="color: #008080;">Pecha Kucha</span></a></strong></span> presentation to introduce your themes for the new school year.</span> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Enjoy your summer doing the kinds of things thay renew your spirit as you spend time with family and friends.</span></p>