English 83RMrs. BuchananWeek 2; Day 2

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Agenda

• Turn in your homework

• Please place the following on the instructor desk:

• 3-ring binder

• Holocaust summary

• EE homework

• Context Clues Homework

• Register for ENG 71 and 72

• After you have registered, while I am checking homework, please read ―The Book Thief‖ along with writing your assigned sentence on the board.

• Review Homework

• The Dictionary

• Reading Strategy: SQ3R

English Essentials Homework

• Go to your Literature Circle groups.

• Review your Subjects and Verbs Homework.

• You will be given a sentence from Test 2 to put on the board

―Holocaust‖ Summary

• Everyone will be given a summary to read.

• Read the summary as if you haven’t read the article before.

• Did the writer point out the main idea of the article?

• Were you confused by the summary?

• Was the summary interesting to you – did it make you want to read the article?

• How would you improve the article?

• Give the article 1-5 points (with 5 being the highest).

Context Clues Homework

• Review.

• Does everyone understand what context clues are?

• Would you be able to take a quiz on them?

• There will be a quiz on Monday.

Break TimeCome back in 5 minutes

The Dictionary

Using the Dictionary

• On Monday we learned about context clues. We discovered that the

authors often include the meaning of a word through context clues.

But what do you do if you come across a difficult word and no context

clue was provided?

• You look it up in the dictionary.

Let’s look at this paragraph.

• On Monday, Nevada became the first to approve a license for "autonomous vehicles" -- in other words, cars that cruise, twist and turn without the need for a driver -- on its roads. The license goes to the prodigious Google, known more for its search engine and e-mail service that nonetheless has been known to plummet into other big ideas such as space elevators to Internet-enabled glasses. (Taken and modified from: www.cnn.com/ “Google Gets License to Operate Driverless Cars in Nevada” by the CNN wire staff. 5/8/12.)

• You probably got the overall message: Google has been approved a

license for cars that do not need a driver.

• However, there was a word in the paragraph that did not have a

context clue: prodigious. It may be an important word to know the

meaning of in order to completely understand the paragraph. Let’s

look it up in the dictionary.

• Now let’s look at the paragraph again. By know what prodigious

means, the paragraph makes better sense.

• Dictionary entries provide more than just the meaning of the word.

• 1. Syllabication – How is the word broken down into syllables?

• 2. Pronunciation – How do you pronounce the word?

• 3. Function of the word – What is the part of speech?

• 4. Etymology – Where did this word come from? What is the history of the word?

• 5. Other forms – What are the different forms made by adding to or changing the word’s suffix (ending)?

Collegiate Dictionaries

• Listed below are some recommended Collegiate (which means ―of or

intended for college students‖) Dictionaries.

• • Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary

• • The American Heritage Dictionary

• • The Random House Dictionary

• We used a hard copy dictionary to find the meaning of the above

word, but there are also many on-line dictionaries. Let’s look up

another word in this paragraph – plummet.

• This time we will use an on-line dictionary.

• My favorite one is the Learner’s Dictionary:

• http://www.learnersdictionary.com/

• Now let’s look at that paragraph one more time.

• Are there any other words you do not know?

Dictionary Scavenger Hunt

• Dictionary Scavenger Hunt: Now that we have become more familiar

with the dictionary, let’s break up into pairs and go on a dictionary

scavenger hunt—using the hard copies of the dictionaries.

• Whoever is done first, bring your paper to me.

Reading Strategy: SQ3RUsing ―Facts About the Holocaust‖

• Survey: Preview the material.

• Become familiar with the overall content and organization of the

material.

• Read the title, subtitle, subheadings, first and last

paragraphs, pictures, charts, and graphics. Note words in italics and

bold.

• Take a moment to glance over the reading (just look at the items

above, do not try to read everything).

SQ3R: Question

• Question – Ask questions before you begin reading.

• What do you want to know?

• Write down at least three questions, along with turning the

headings and subheadings into questions.

SQ3R: Read

• Read the paragraphs in small chunks.

• This may be one or two paragraphs at a time or the material under

each heading.

• Answer the questions you created.

SQ3R: Recite

• Say the answer to each question

• Stop after each section and try to remember the answer to your

question.

SQ3R: Review

• Look over the reading selection again

• Look over the notes you have written.

• Review what you learned and write a short summary in your own

words.

Binder 1-15 points

• Binder = 5 points

• Dividers = 3 points

• Divider tabs labeled = 2 points

• Paper properly filed behind the dividers = 5 points

• 1. syllabus/schedule

• 2. lab contract

• 3. literature circle

• 4. handouts/misc.

• 5. essays

Homework for Monday

• Read Voices & Values

• Story #1 pp. 31-35

• Assignment will posted on Moodle.

February 3, 2014