Introduction•Literary Genres•Active reading strategies•Vocabulary Development•Writing Process

Literary GenresFiction

Short storiesNovelsNovellas

PoetryOdesSonnetsNarrativeLyric

DramaComediesPlaysHistorical

NonfictionBiographies/

autobio.EssaysSpeechesArticles

Literary GenresMedia

Feature FilmsNews MediaTV showsAdvertisingWeb sites

Types of ReadersPassive

Page flippersAppear to be

readingCannot remember

what they readWords get read but

bounce off, do not get absorbed

Active ReadersPreview TextSet a purposeConnect personallyUse prior

knowledgePredictVisualizeMonitorMake Inferences

Active Readers…Preview

Read titles, graphics, and subheadings

Skim 1st paragraphsSet a purpose

Entertainment, information, or other

Purpose sets tone for reading-academic vs. pleasure

ConnectionCompare yourself to

characters’ personalities, actions, reactions

Use Prior KnowledgeList what you

already knowConnect what you

know to what you are learning

Active Readers…Predict

Pay attention to strong statements or actions

Guess what will happen next

VisualizeNotice author’s

descriptions of characters, setting, and events

Create a movie in the mind.

MonitorAsk questions to

yourselfReread confusing

passagesMake Inferences

Record specific details about characters, setting, and events.

Use prior knowledge to “read between the lines”

Vocabulary DevelopmentAcademic Vocabulary – high function and

high utility words that occur in academic settings

Content-Specific – words related to ELAVocabulary Study – Greek and Latin roots and

stems, prefixes and suffixesVocabulary in Context – words encountered

in literary text

Writing ProcessPrewriting: a.k.a. brainstormingDrafting: a.k.a. rough draft or sloppy copyRevisingEditingPublishing