Friday, May 3, 2013

Exodus

We already have a PRE-READING STRATEGY

we discussed some content that we can keep in mind before we get to the meat of the book
we have some ideas about the THEMES that might come up (Biblical allusion)
we have an idea about the CONTEXT for the story (post-Apocalyptic world)
we might also look at the problem that came up yesterday

Here is the Problem - Reading is not fun

We already have a pre-reading strategy, so we should probably come up with some possible READING STRATEGIES.

What is the difference between someone who reads quickly and someone who reads slowly?

sometimes a quick reader might miss things
a slow reader might understand more of the content as a result
a fast reader will be through in a hurry
slower reading can improve remembering
what makes one person a faster reader?
some faster readers literally skip sections and get the main idea - GIST
some faster readers don’t even really notice the words, they’re watching a movie in their heads - some slower readers do the same
these faster readers will do MUCH better with a novel that has characters and an interesting storyline - THIS is where you get the movie in your brain

The reading strategies can come from the observations above

Try reading sections ALOUD, or get an audiobook and read along with it.
What if there’s no audiobook? Get a reading buddy and read aloud in groups. OR do the Lauren Doherty - read it aloud in the basement. If you don’t have a finished basement, don’t be such a baby, get down there!

Keep and maintain a character web. A character web will help you to keep the characters in your mind as distinct and interesting story line generators.

Maintain a Lobb Plot Line (you can and it can help)

this is a very special thing invented by a very brilliant and wonderful man
this is a way of keeping track of story events that are IMPORTANT
How do we know if something is important? IF IT IMPACTS ON THE PROTAGONIST and CHANGES HER IN SOME WAY - keep track of things that have a major impact on Mara. (in any form)
Form a small group, like a READING CIRCLE - get together to read and compare what we learned and we can have COMMON NOTES. We can also read aloud to each other, at times. We can also have common Qs and As as we’ve done.

Teacher reading aloud

Repeat reading (which can be disheartening)

Think about characters in movies and APPLY those faces to the characters

Make a MAP of the area where the story takes place (or some of the places)

9. Make a movie poster of this book (or a trailer, if you like)