Final Test We took our final test for this course. M Reader & Extensive Reading You can continue to read from your graded readers to help reach your goal of 100,000 words. If you have failed a quiz you can write a book report and submit it using Turnitin on Blackboard. I will receive quiz scores and book reports until:7/26 23:59
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RF We did reading fluency practice today by reading Reading 22: Learning a Foreign Language. You entered today's time on your spreadsheet (RF Log) in Google Sheets.
Speed reading is good for fluency practice. Make a spreadsheet to show your progress in your reading speed. Follow these steps: Go to your RF Log.
Highlight the cell for 4/19 in column A.
Shift-click on the cell for 7/12 in column B.
From the Insert menu, click on Chart.
From the Chart editor choose Stacked area chart from the Chart type menu.
From the Chart editor on the right side, click on Customize.
From the Horizontal axis menu choose Treat labels as text.
From the Series menu click on Trendline.
Quizlet After taking a quiz and entering your scores into your RF Log, you spent some time studying vocabulary on Quizlet.
Vocabulary study is a form of language-focused learning. SR We checked our answers for p. 109. Test Preparation We talked about the test to help you prepare for it. Here is what you should review before the test:
Our Quizlet Vocabulary Set
The Four Strands
Reading Skills
Previewing
Scanning
Skimming
Discovering the Topic Sentence of Paragraphs
Identifying the Main Idea
Making Inferences
Summarizing
Paraphrasing
Note-taking
Annotating
The test will also include a speed reading section. Extensive Reading (ER) We are using MReader.org to keep track of our words read for ER (graded readers). If you fail a quiz, you will need to write a book report for the book you read. Near the end of class, we had time to read from our graded readers for extensive reading. ER is meaningful input. I have made a Turnitin assignment on Blackboard for those who failed a test on MReader or don't have enough time to wait for a quiz. Follow the instructions on writing good paragraphs on p. 12 of RtF. Be sure to include your name, the title, the author, the publisher, and the number of words in your report.
Write all of your reports in one document and upload it after you are finished.
Next Week To prepare for next week:
Study for the test.
Read from your graded reader every day. Don't forget to bring it to class (you may have time to read if you finish the text early).
The video we watched an original tune by The Piano Guys: All of Me. Jon Schmidt (the pianist) wrote this song years ago and many people have performed it on YouTube. Finally, he recorded his version for YouTube. Enjoy the video again.
RF We did reading fluency practice today by reading Reading 21: Meaning Without Words. You entered today's time on your spreadsheet (RF Log) in Google Sheets.
Speed reading is good for fluency practice.
Quizlet After taking a quiz and entering your scores into your RF Log, you spent some time studying vocabulary on Quizlet. Vocabulary study is a form of language-focused learning. We also took a quiz.
SR We checked our answers for 138-139 and 103-107. We also began the Reading Skill section on pp. 108-109.
Homework Read Chapter 5: Annotating (pp. 20-21) in RtF and annotate pp. 103-104 in SR. Write the following in a Google Doc for your homework:
Write your paraphrase for p. 139 in SR in Google Docs. As always, check p. 12 in RtF to check your paragraph writing skills.
Follow these steps:
Make a new Google Doc and share it with me.
Give it the title of your full name + RW1F + L12 (Taro Suzuki's RW1F L12): Due 7/11 23:59
Next Week To prepare for next week:
Practice Quizlet 5 minutes (or more!) every day. Study the NAWL 5 set and the RW1 L13 Set.
Do pp. 109 in SR.
Read from your graded reader every day. Don't forget to bring it to class every week.
Book Report If you fail a quiz, you should write a book report. Follow these steps:
Write a summary of the book including the:
title
the author's name
the main characters
the plot
your opinion about the book
You should write in paragraph form (see RtF p. 12)
