Reading, Alpha 3

Dear students,
This weekend, we will write about Chapter 2.I am waiting for your journal entries about "Volunteer Vacations" and "Who Volunteers?".
The deadline of your reading entries is 31.10.2011.
Have a good weekend...

ALPHA 3

Dear Alpha 3 students,
on web: U6 Vocabulary 1, U5 Vocabulary 2 ,Vocabulary Skill, Pronounciation, Speaking Skill, Unit 5 Assignment Test
QSkillls for Success pages:92,93,94 These are your assignments for Tuesday, November 1st
Sincerely,
Elif Meltem BİRSÖZ ÖZKÖSE

READING-Alpha 3

Dear Students,
This is our first week for reading journal assignment. This week we read two texts : “A Family Sees America Together” and “Courtney’s Texas-Big History, Big Cities, Big Hearts.” You will write a reading journal entry (between 120-150 words) using the reading prompts on the blog.
You will write your entry as a comment of this post.
Click on the” comments” part and the blog will allow you to write a comment .
Deadline: 24.10.2011
Good Luck!
Have a great weekend!
Seda Öztürk & Aslıhan Akın

ALPHA 3/ LISTENING

Dear Alpha 3 students,
on Tuesday, you are supposed to do your homework on Web:U5 Vocabulary 1, U4 Vocabulary 1-2 and Vocabulary Skill, Speaking Skill,Pronounciation,Unit Assignment Test
...Good evening....

Reading Prompts

Dear Students,
Reading prompts that you will use in your reading journal assingments are below.
Good Luck!

• Write down any thoughts, questions, or ideas you had while reading.
• Write down the way you felt while reading the text.
• This reading text made me realize_______________
• This reading text reminded me of________________
• I would like to ask the author ____________
• My opinion of this reading text is ___________
• My favorite part was ________________
• This reading text made me wonder about ___________________
• Make a prediction about what will happen next.
• If you were the author, what would you change?
• How is this reading text like another one you have read?
• Does a character remind you of someone you know?
• How is the main character alike or different from you?
• Would you want to be the character’s friend? Why or why not?
• What did the author do to keep you interested in the reading text?
• Illustrate the setting and use five words to describe it.
• I like / dislike this reading text because _______________
• Would you like to be one of the characters in the reading text? Who and Why?
• Does the reading text leave you with questions you would like to ask? What are they?
• What are your favorite lines/quotes? Copy them into your reading journal and explain why these passages caught your attention.
• How have you changed after reading the text? What did you learn that you never knew before?
• Who else should read this text? Should anyone not be encouraged to read this text? Why? Would you recommend this text to a friend or fellow classmate?
• Write about the characters? Which one is your favorite? Is there a character you hate/detest/despise? Why?
• I think the author is really trying to say ________________
• I think the part __________ should be changed because firstly, __________ Secondly, __________.
• __________ must be important because it repeats over and over. I think __________.
• I really like this sentence / phrase / or this word used in the reading text because __________.
• This part is very important because__________. Another thing is that __________.
• I noticed that the first thing the author underlines __________. After reading the text, I wonder________ .
• The characters in the reading passage seem realistic / unrealistic because__________. Also, __________ .
• I love the way__________.
• I wish that __________It seems like__________.
• I’m puzzled over or wonder about__________.
• I learned something about __________The setting of the story is __________.
• The author’s words made a picture in my mind__________.
• Reading about __________makes me think about__________.
• I was very touched / angry when I __________.
• The thing(s) I read about was/were shocking / exciting because__________. The other reason why I      think so is that __________.
• The title of the reading passage is a perfect match because __________.The other reason why I think      so is that __________.
• ____________ is a problem / conflict because first of all, _______. The other reason why I think this way is that __________.
• This passage made me realize__________.
• This reading text reminded me of__________.
• If I had the chance to talk to the author of this text, I would ask him/her__________.
• My favorite part in the text__________ .
• The author managed to keep me interested in the text because__________.
• The author couldn’t manage to keep me interested in the text because__________.
• The __________which the author mentioned seems unclear because__________.
• The overall message of the text is__________ .
• I can relate to the __________because first of all, __________and another thing is that__________.
• I was surprised when I __________.
• This situation reminds me of something that happened in my own life__________.
• This book was an effective writing because__________.
• __________was either believable / unbelievable about the texts / characters / events__________ .