Welcome!

1. Welcome! Freshman Reading Survey Ms. Sara Teplinsky

2. Contact Information steplinsky@dist113.org (224)632-3145 Website: http://dhs.dist113.org/Faculty/TeplinskyS/Pages/default.aspx

3. Who is Ms. Teplinsky? BGHS, Class of ‘98 B.A. English and Secondary Education, Indiana University M.Ed. Administration and Supervision from National-Louis University Reading Specialist from National Louis University Doctoral candidate: Reading and Language from National Louis University

4. CORE LEARNING TARGETS • I can use active reading strategies to help deepen my understanding of text • I can set learning goals and work with my teacher on the progress toward these goals • I can apply annotating strategies to multiple text structures • I can identify and adapt reading strategies to match different types of writing • I apply the strategies learned in reading to my assigned reading for my other classes

5. CORE LEARNING TARGETS • I can understand author’s stylistic choices and how these choices contribute to the overall meaning of the text • I can identify the text I am reading and choose strategies that work • I can scan a text to locate specific details • I can paraphrase what I read • I can identify author’s reasons for including specific information in the text • I can identify key passages in a text

6. Reading Selections The Body Of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci After Long Silence by Helen Fremont My Thirteenth Winter by Samantha Abeel Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Independent Reading- Student Choice: CHECK OUT OUR FREE READING BOARD! ...and many other selections including essays, short stories, poems, informational text

7. Classroom Culture RESPECT. When we all respect each other, our class becomes a community of learners. We listen to each other, accept other ideas and work with them, and treat classmates, teachers, and surroundings well. COMMUNICATION. The best way to ensure success in this class is to maintain constant communication with classmates and myself. Don’t hesitate to contact me or other classmates with questions and concerns. EFFORT. I expect you to work hard in this class. Use your time efficiently, be productive and stay focused. This goes for time in and out of class. Success means doing your best. Success is not reflective in just a letter grade!

8. Creating a Reading Climate at Home for High School Aged Students • “Parent involvement contributes to older students’ academic outcomes, attitudes towards school and aspirations about schooling. Middle and high school students whose parents participate in their education tend to be more academically successful than their peers whose families are not involved” • -Ho Sui-Chu & Willms, 1996

9. Creating a Reading Climate at Home • Let adolescents see you and other adults reading for enjoyment • Subscribe to a magazine for your teen • Share newspaper stories with your teen and discuss them during dinner or other times • Choose a book as a gift for your teen (e.g., think about the teen’s interests such as music, celebrities, sports, humor, fashion, technology, etc..)

10. Creating a Reading Climate at Home • Take your teen to the bookstore and encourage him or her to choose interesting reading materials. • Encourage the many types of reading your teen does (school assignments, Internet sites, how-to instructions, e-mail, IM, magazines, etc..) • Encourage your teen to read to younger brothers, sisters, or other children. • Help your teen choose reading materials about the future (colleges, careers, current issues) • Avoid arguing with your teen about reading! Keep a positive attitude about reading to help your teen see how important and enjoyable reading can be.

11. Annotating Text Bookmark

12. Exploring the Deeper Meaning of TextThrough Written Responses: A Color Coding Key TARGETS: • I SUMMARIZE in my written responses: YELLOW • I FORM OPINIONS in my written responses: GREEN • I MAKE CONNECTIONS in my written responses: RED • I ASK QUESTIONS in my written responses: BLUE • I ANALYZE AUTHOR’S CRAFT in my written responses: PINK • I MAKE PREDICTIONS in my written responses: ORANGE • I REFLECT OR DRAW CONCLUSIONS in my written responses: PURPLE • I INTEGRATE TEXTUAL EVIDENCE in my written responses: GREY

13. CHECK OUT… • Free Reading Chart • Student Binders containing all of the work we have done thus far • My bookshelf- HELP YOURSELF! • Most Importantly my webpage. I have included the class syllabus, which explains all of my classroom policies and procedures.

14. Thank you for coming! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns