eng 83 r week 2 day 2 012914 dictionary and sq3r
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English 83RMrs. BuchananWeek 2; Day 2
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Agenda
• Turn in your homework
• Please place the following on the instructor desk:
• 3-ring binder
• Holocaust summary
• EE homework
• Context Clues Homework
• Register for ENG 71 and 72
• After you have registered, while I am checking homework, please read ―The Book Thief‖ along with writing your assigned sentence on the board.
• Review Homework
• The Dictionary
• Reading Strategy: SQ3R
English Essentials Homework
• Go to your Literature Circle groups.
• Review your Subjects and Verbs Homework.
• You will be given a sentence from Test 2 to put on the board
―Holocaust‖ Summary
• Everyone will be given a summary to read.
• Read the summary as if you haven’t read the article before.
• Did the writer point out the main idea of the article?
• Were you confused by the summary?
• Was the summary interesting to you – did it make you want to read the article?
• How would you improve the article?
• Give the article 1-5 points (with 5 being the highest).
Context Clues Homework
• Review.
• Does everyone understand what context clues are?
• Would you be able to take a quiz on them?
• There will be a quiz on Monday.
Break TimeCome back in 5 minutes
The Dictionary
Using the Dictionary
• On Monday we learned about context clues. We discovered that the
authors often include the meaning of a word through context clues.
But what do you do if you come across a difficult word and no context
clue was provided?
• You look it up in the dictionary.
Let’s look at this paragraph.
• On Monday, Nevada became the first to approve a license for "autonomous vehicles" -- in other words, cars that cruise, twist and turn without the need for a driver -- on its roads. The license goes to the prodigious Google, known more for its search engine and e-mail service that nonetheless has been known to plummet into other big ideas such as space elevators to Internet-enabled glasses. (Taken and modified from: www.cnn.com/ “Google Gets License to Operate Driverless Cars in Nevada” by the CNN wire staff. 5/8/12.)
• You probably got the overall message: Google has been approved a
license for cars that do not need a driver.
• However, there was a word in the paragraph that did not have a
context clue: prodigious. It may be an important word to know the
meaning of in order to completely understand the paragraph. Let’s
look it up in the dictionary.
• Now let’s look at the paragraph again. By know what prodigious
means, the paragraph makes better sense.
• Dictionary entries provide more than just the meaning of the word.
• 1. Syllabication – How is the word broken down into syllables?
• 2. Pronunciation – How do you pronounce the word?
• 3. Function of the word – What is the part of speech?
• 4. Etymology – Where did this word come from? What is the history of the word?
• 5. Other forms – What are the different forms made by adding to or changing the word’s suffix (ending)?
Collegiate Dictionaries
• Listed below are some recommended Collegiate (which means ―of or
intended for college students‖) Dictionaries.
• • Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
• • The American Heritage Dictionary
• • The Random House Dictionary
• We used a hard copy dictionary to find the meaning of the above
word, but there are also many on-line dictionaries. Let’s look up
another word in this paragraph – plummet.
• This time we will use an on-line dictionary.
• My favorite one is the Learner’s Dictionary:
• http://www.learnersdictionary.com/
• Now let’s look at that paragraph one more time.
• Are there any other words you do not know?
Dictionary Scavenger Hunt
• Dictionary Scavenger Hunt: Now that we have become more familiar
with the dictionary, let’s break up into pairs and go on a dictionary
scavenger hunt—using the hard copies of the dictionaries.
• Whoever is done first, bring your paper to me.
Reading Strategy: SQ3RUsing ―Facts About the Holocaust‖
• Survey: Preview the material.
• Become familiar with the overall content and organization of the
material.
• Read the title, subtitle, subheadings, first and last
paragraphs, pictures, charts, and graphics. Note words in italics and
bold.
• Take a moment to glance over the reading (just look at the items
above, do not try to read everything).
SQ3R: Question
• Question – Ask questions before you begin reading.
• What do you want to know?
• Write down at least three questions, along with turning the
headings and subheadings into questions.
SQ3R: Read
• Read the paragraphs in small chunks.
• This may be one or two paragraphs at a time or the material under
each heading.
• Answer the questions you created.
SQ3R: Recite
• Say the answer to each question
• Stop after each section and try to remember the answer to your
question.
SQ3R: Review
• Look over the reading selection again
• Look over the notes you have written.
• Review what you learned and write a short summary in your own
words.
Binder 1-15 points
• Binder = 5 points
• Dividers = 3 points
• Divider tabs labeled = 2 points
• Paper properly filed behind the dividers = 5 points
• 1. syllabus/schedule
• 2. lab contract
• 3. literature circle
• 4. handouts/misc.
• 5. essays
Homework for Monday
• Read Voices & Values
• Story #1 pp. 31-35
• Assignment will posted on Moodle.
February 3, 2014