The curriculum for "The Lady or The Tiger" would include 1.a (RED) where you basically "think about thinking" or at least are aware of your thoughts. This is known as metacognition and it also involves knowing where, when, and why you should use strategies like: making a connection, asking questions, clarifying, visualizing, inferring, summarizing, finding the importance in text, and synthesising.
1.b (YELLOW) in this section you find and use context clues to gain a better understanding of what it is you are reading.
2.1 (YELLOW) it mentioned how it is best to discuss, investigate, and take notes on different pieces of writing to help not only understand it better but enhance your on writing skills.
2.g (YELLOW) was to demonstrate different uses in vocabulary. Throughout the entire reading of "The Lady of The Tiger", there were dozens of words that to me personally were completely foreign. However, based on the time of the story it fit with the tone and voice that the writer let out. It also gave us the opportunity to use our brains to solve the different meanings of different words.
With 3.a (RED), it basically summed up how a writer can use formal and informal writing in their pieces. With whatever they choose though, grammar is very important because that is how an audience interprets their words. Punctuation is what controls the flow, pattern, and portion of sentences. What I get from this, is to use organization with your writing at all times. It is okay to branch out, however do so in a manner where people are going to comprehend what you are saying.
In 4.b (RED) it said it is sometimes best to build connections off of the text so you can draw a better conclusion of what the piece is about.
With 4.c (RED) it mentioned that being able to summarize is very important. When you can read a story, gain all the key points of it, and give that information to someone else allows you to explore your comprehension of the text.
On 6.a (BLUE) you are taking what you already know about literature terms and applying it to the author's work. By doing so you are demonstrating your knowledge and gaining a better idea of what the piece is about.
Then, last but not least we have 6.c (blue) which gives you the opportunity to compare and contrast different stories from any sort of genre, time, and place. There are many themes and structures that are used among writings across the world and as we encounter this, we learn more from it.
Friday, January 30, 2009
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Nice work... I like how you take the complex language and break it down and define it. Such as the word Metacognition. You are doing great and I look forward to using your blog in the class as an example.
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