Today in English class, my students turned in their summaries from reading day 2 of the Andromeda strain.I was pleased to see that every student submitted a summary. One thing that I did notice is that not all of the students read what they were supposed to read. This resulted in a meager literature circle meeting. It seems to me that my students think reading is a chore. Maybe its because they are from a technology generation. One thing that I tried to do to help break the cycle is having students try self regulation. One thing that they admitted they do is page counting. This is a terrible crutch to have because it causes students to subconsciously read just to read the pages instead of reading to enjoy the story being told. I will keep being persistent about this so that my students can learn to read for the right reasons and not just because they have to.
Good afternoon 10th graders. On Monday you will want to have in completed form: your graphic organizer, rough draft revised, as well as your typed final copy which is based on one of three topics that I included in the PP. You may sub
http://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/00009.pdf
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