Now starts the crzy holiday season that is supposed to bring people closer together. I hope that spending time with the ones you love doesn't cause a book to go unread. What are some things that you would rather do so you could put off your reading? What avoidance techniques do you use when doing homework? Tell me some things that you can do to change that behavior...
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Have you signed up yet and registered in Ms. Ashburn's classroom. If you choose to participate in NaNowriMo this month and are uploading words everyday then you don't have to do any Corrective Reading. You should feel like you can keep writing for the entire class period and plan to spend some additional time each night or afternoon editing and continuing to write. Remember that your story is more than just your story as soon as you choose to tell it!!! I am torn between a narrative story about my college graduation or my obsessive need to carry my life around in bags. What are you going to write about? This week we started to work on some different style pieces that can be very personal. It is important to remember when we share something it is usually very personal and important in some way to each of us. If you are looking for someone to help you edit and revise your work, you should ask for it. If you just want to hear your words out loud, then by all means share. When I started thinking about writing this piece and listening to those that shared, I couldn't help but observe the reaction of others. Almost everyone had a reaction, what was your reaction? How did you begin to work on your piece? Was it easier or more difficult to talk about yourself and your family? This is also your chance to share you piece and get some reactions.....
Laughter is said to be the best medicine; some memory experts say that the strongest memories come from times during laughter. Tell me about the time that you laughed so herd you snorted. Were others laughing or just you? What made it so funny? Could you write a story about it or have you read a story about something like that? Give me a preview of what it might be like!! Ready at the front of class, am I?
Wondering how often my fears take over thinking about my students I wish I could alleviate that anxiety Teach them they are more than their reading score Better than the choices they are being given Stronger and braver than I could ever be!! Week one, can you participate, can you persevere? HOW? On a recent Sunday drive I noticed the many empty houses and stores that the recent recession has brought so close to everyone. You literally cannot drive or walk down any given street in your neighborhood without coming across some new story, some empty home or boarded up building. I wonder what stories those buildings hold; you know the "If these walls could talk..." These are the stories of the new generation and I
In the Spring there are lots of times that I feel like reading and not doing a whole lot else. When it is raining out especially, I love just laying on the couch and reading my book for hours. I really like reading science fiction books during the day and mystery books before bed. It seems that the mystery books are too much during the day, I can't follow the plot. Tell me about your reading habits, when do you read, where, why? If you think you don't read at all now that you are in high school, talk about where you used to read or where you
As a reader, I always think the book is better than the movie. This weekend I saw the much awaited thriller Hunger Games!! It was exciting and rivoting although sometimes the camera work could have used some help. The shots were too close to see what was happening. As with most movie vs. book comparisons, in my eyes the characters were not as developed and the important details of the bread and the relationship between districts 11 and 12 were not as prevalent. Tell me about your favorite book to movie experience and why you like it.
Have you ever listened to yourself read aloud? What if you were able to listen and watch yourself read out loud? Do you think that you would be able to see where you were making your mistakes or that maybe you would see yourself repeating the same problems that you have when you read out loud in front of others? You should try it as a reading strategy to help imporve your fluency and your comprehension. Many of us are auditory learners(we learn by listening), so that if we were able to hear the text read then we would understand it much better than if we were just reading it to yourself. Give it a try and comment!!
In the weeks after the ACT/MME and PLan tests, I began to comtemplate reading rate. What makes you read fast and fluently? What makes you go back and read something again? I wonder if you had more time to read, if you could improve your comprehension. Explain when you take your time to read, what are y
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AuthorGail Ashburn is an author with attitude. Although she remains unpublished (NOT FOR LONG,) in her mind she is wildly successful. Writing is truly a passion when no one reads it , but you! Archives
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