Reading Summer School

Topic outline

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  Topic 1

  • Fluency Practice Students Do These Tasks

  • Fluency Lesson 1 File
  • Fluency Lesson 2 - Pirate 2 File
  • Fluency 3 - Oak Tree File
  • Download a Copy of this Course File 16.8MB
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  Topic 2

  • Fact Opinion Lessons

  • Go through the powerpoint on fact and opinion, using the information you learned in lesson 1 on the tests of facts and opinions. Using these tests decide which statements are facts, which statements are opinions, and the reasons for your decision.
  • Fact/Opinion Assignment
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  Topic 3

  • Topic 1: Introductory Activities
    
    
    The activities for each day of summer school will be located in order of activity. Some require a teacher presentation. Some require your individual study or reading.
  • Goals of Summer Class Page
  • Course Goals and Where Assessed Page
  • Summer School Survey File
  • Day One Survey Response Assignment
  • What is reading? URL
  • Reflection on the Parts of Reading Assignment
  • Reading Preassessment Page
  • Preassessment 1 File
  • Preassessment 1 Quiz
  • Preassessment 2 File
  • Anasazi preassessment Quiz
  • Reading History Data Analysis Page
  • Response to my Reading Data Analysis Assignment
  • More on Lexile Page
  • Lexile Response Assignment
  • Google Books Page
  • List Names of Google Books Chosen Assignment
  • Ongoing Projects and Assignments:
    
    The following assignments are done through the entire course. Successful completion of the course requires completion of these ongoing assignments.
    
  • Group Project on Wiki Spaces Page
  • Directions for your WIKI project Page
  • Directions for Personal Essay Page
  • Selections for Personal Essay Page
  • Directions for reading an editorial Page
  • Selections for Editorials Page
  • Creative Commons Permission
    Reading Summer School is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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  Topic 4

  • Topic 2: Word Learning Strategies
    
    Today's focus is on clarifying word meanings and understanding while reading.
    
    
    
  • Goals for Today Page
  • Vocabulary Pretest Quiz
  • Think Aloud Directions Page
  • Think Aloud Example Page
  • How to use inside word strategies or deconstruction. Page
  • Word Strategy Deconstruction-Learning Prefixes Page
  • Context Clue - Outside Word Strategy-Instruction Page
  • Applying Outside Word (Context Clue) Strategies Assignment
  • Group Practice Inside and Outside Word Strategies Page
  • Group Practice Inside and Outside Word Strategies Assignment
  • Use your inside and outside word strategies - Individual Assignment Page
  • Context Clue Test URL
  • Vocabulary Word Wall Using Prezi.com Page
  • Learn How to Use Prezi Page
  • Chosing Five Unknown Vocabulary Words for Weekly Assessment Assignment
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  Topic 5

  • Topic Three Determining main idea, related details, summaries, and paraphrasing while reading.
  • Think Aloud showing two different mental summary strategies Page
  • Think Aloud Example 1 Page
  • Mental Summary Guided Practice Page
  • Group Practice: Making Mental Summaries Assignment
  • Individual Assignment for Making Mental Summaries
  • Think Aloud: Picking out Important Details Using Text Structure Page
  • Text Structure Explanation Page
  • Text Structure Quiz
  • Week 2 Vocabulary Pre-test Quiz
  • Week 2 List of Unknown Words Assignment
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  Topic 6

  • Topic 4: Reading Outside the Text: Making inferences and drawing conclusions.
  • Making Inferences Page
  • Think Aloud Demonstrating Inferring Page
  • Response to Inference Think Aloud Assignment
  • Inference Strategy Explanation Page
  • Response to Inference Strategy Powerpoint Assignment
  • Group Inferencing Assignment
  • Story for Inference Game Page
  • Individual Inference Assignment
  • Vocabulary Pretest 3 Quiz
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  Topic 7

  • Analyze consumer information, evaluate credibility of information
    
  • Understanding Author's Purposes for Writing Page
  • Author's purpose example and practice Assignment
  • Author's purpose - Do if teacher says you need additional practice. Assignment
  • Author's Arguments - Understanding Persuasive Texts Page
  • Response: Summary of how to read persuasive texts Assignment
  • Applying Persuasive Writing Skills Assignment
  • Reading Consumer Information Page
  • Five Unknown Words From Reading - Week 3 Assignment
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  Topic 8

  • Optional Topic: Review Figurative Language If you are taking the graduation reading test and way to practice your knowledge of figurative language, you may want to complete these optional activities.
  • Understanding Metaphors and Similes Page
  • Practice Understanding Metaphors 1 URL
  • Practice 2 Understanding Metaphors and Simile URL
  • Practice 3 Understanding Similes and Metaphors URL
  • Understanding Idioms Page
  • Idiom Web Site URL
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  Topic 9

  • Assessment Documents: Please complete the following activities as a way to evaluate your learning.
  • Post Assessment Directions Page
  • Post Assessment 1 Article File
  • Questions for Anazai Post Test Quiz
  • Post Assessment 2 Article File
  • Questions for Loon Postassessment Quiz