on the rainy river

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Tuesday, November 21, 2017

 

on the questions for “On the Rainy River”. Each table discusses all six questions and then shares one question/answer with the class. 

 

finish “On the Rainy River” assignment—See Below

 

with ms. balen on reader’s notes and blog comments

 

“On the Rainy River”

  1. Annotated story
  2. Questions 1-6
  3. Analysis questions x 2
  4. Literary Analysis chart
  5. Reader’s Notes

 Reading Notes

from Oct. 30-31 post

“On the Rainy River”

You have read it once. Re-read and annotate the text for:

  • Narrative elements
  • Literary devices or figurative language
  • Your response to the story
  • Your literary theoretical lens

Divide the story into three sections:

#1  paragraphs 1-14

#2 paragraphs 15-54

#3 paragraph 55-80

Now make a note using this template.

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Monday, November 20, 2017

———–UPDATE TRACKING SHEET———–

handouts–sentences and proofreader’s marks

 

 

a mentor text

“On the Rainy River”

  1. Annotated story
  2. Questions 1-6
  3. Analysis questions x 2
  4. Literary Analysis chart
  5. Reader’s Notes

 Reading Notes

from Oct. 30-31 post

“On the Rainy River”

You have read it once. Re-read and annotate the text for:

  • Narrative elements
  • Literary devices or figurative language
  • Your response to the story
  • Your literary theoretical lens

Divide the story into three sections:

#1  paragraphs 1-14

#2 paragraphs 15-54

#3 paragraph 55-80

Now make a note using this template.

 

Submit all work.

WHAT I AM LEARNING?

 

I AM LEARNING TO examine texts from different perspectives so that I can uncover layers of meaning.

 

HOW DO I KNOW I HAVE MET THE GOAL?

  • I can identify the narrative elements and devices
  • I can read for the purpose of analysing the features of a text
  • I can identify the perspectives, ideas, experiences, and beliefs in a text.
  • I can identify how my understanding of a text might be altered depending on the lens applied;
  • I can apply one theory to a text to construct meaning from that text.

The strategies I am using to meet the success criteria and goal include:

  • setting a purpose question
  • annotating the text
  • making reader’s notes
  • using class notes/handouts and my knowledge of narrative elements, literary devices, and literary theory 

 

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October 30-31, 2017

What book have you chosen for your course summative?

Notify me and your classmates of your book choice and provide a brief explanation of why you are interested in working with this book. You will post this information in your blogs. Have a look at some other students’ blogs:

Grade 10

Grade 11
your reading speed. 

In the last two weeks, we have worked on annotating short fictional texts and considering them from a particular literary lens. This week we will continue to focus on reading and annotating but we will add in note making. 

The goal is to be able to read a text multiple times, make meaning with the text and make that meaning visible to yourself by annotating or marking up the text and then to gather your thinking and the evidence from the text into notes that can then be used to write or to discuss the topic/theme/ideas further. 

So in short form, good learners

  1. Read a text multiple times
  2. Annotate the text (and answer the questions, should there be some)
  3. Gather your thinking & evidence into notes

In order to make this all happen, we need to be competent readers:

  • Read quickly
  • Read accurately

Read the article

Do a reading test

http://www.myreadspeed.com/

http://projects.wsj.com/speedread/

https://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/technology-research-centers/ereaders/speed-reader/iframe.html

In your journal, record your speed. And a comment about it. Does it need to be boosted? Is it okay? What will you do to increase your speed?

http://spritzinc.com/

or making Reading Notes

“On the Rainy River”

You have read it once. Re-read and annotate the text for:

  • Narrative elements
  • Literary devices or figurative language
  • Your response to the story
  • Your literary theoretical lens

Divide the story into three sections:

#1  paragraphs 1-14

#2 paragraphs 15-54

#3 paragraph 55-80

Now make a note using this template.

This work–the annotated story and the note– are due at the end of class.