Reader Response
Literature Discussion Groups
Discussion in the Classroom
Chapter Books & Novels
Literary Nonfiction
100
What is an aesthetic reading?
Emotions experienced or evoked while reading a piece of writing.
100
what is one effective technique for fostering a response to literature?
Discussion group
100
What is discussion moves?
statements that students can make to maintain a discussion or that the teacher can may make to foster effective discussion
100
When reading a chapter book, what chapter should you emphasize?
Chapter 1 will help give students a solid foundation for understanding the rest of the text.
100
Common Core State Standards recommends the reading of what kind of literature?
Literary nonfiction
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What is efferent reading?
reading to comprehend information conveyed by a piece of writing.
200
How does the book define authentic questioning?
A question for which there is no definite answer or there are several possible answers
200
What is another way students can respond to literary works during discussions?
Writing
200
List 3 possible questions for novels?
EX: where does the story take place, how is the story told, who are the main characters....
200
What types of biographies are the most heavily circulated books in the children's departments of libraries?
Biographies of sports heroes and pop music stars.
300
During a class discussion, how should the teacher remain?
The teacher should remain neutral and not intervene with your interpretations?
300
What is a key strategy in discussions?
Going back to the text for clarification or to locate support for a position.
300
What are the two overall effective approaches for class discussion?
Junior Great Books and questioning the author
300
What does a plot chart show?
Shows the story problem, the main actions or events leading up to the problem, and the ending.
300
How can you motivate children to become interested in biographies?
Choose the right subject
400
Besides response journals, what are 3 other kinds of journals?
literary, double-entry, and dialogue journal
400
Some literature discussion groups incorporate what principle, that helps to provide more structure?
Cooperative learning
400
How might Folklore help students understand their own culture?
Every culture has produced its own folktales. Students can investigate those drawn from their own culture of their ancestors.
400
Fill in the blank: Developing the concept of theme is a ____-part process. AND describe the different parts.
-2 part processs - making generalizations from the text and seek support for these generalizations.
400
What is one advantage of nonfiction reading, when adapting instruction for struggling readers and writers?
Students do not need to read the entire book. They can read the part that interest them or that answer questions they have.
500
What are 5 different ways to eliciting reader response?
- Creating a reader response environment -Preparing to read the literary piece - Reading the literary piece -Small discussion groups -class discussion
500
Briefly describe Quality talk
- drawa from 9 high quality discussion approaches - teacher and student play important roles
500
What is the difference between Folklore and Folktales?
Folklore refers to tales, rituals, supersitions, nursery rhymes. Folktales are stories handed down orally from generation to generation. Including fairytales, myths, and tall tales.
500
The book gives 2 devices that can be used to analyze characters in a story. What are the two devices, and explain the way they work.
-Character chart- list facts that author uses to create a character (what the story says), and note what these factors reveal about the character (what the reader can infer). - Opinion-proof- readers write an opinion about a character and cite proof to back it up.
500
When using reading aloud, it is important to set up what?
it is important to set up routines for reading aloud, so that you do it at a certain time and for a designated period of time.