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COURSE OBJECTIVES Teacher: J. McCall-Larson PREP: 1 st , 5 th HR jlarson@ashland.k12.wi.us # 682-7089, ext. 1309. STRATEGIC READING. What is this class all about? Comprehension Rate Exposure Experience. So many titles, so little ___________.
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COURSE OBJECTIVES Teacher: J. McCall-Larson PREP: 1st, 5th HR jlarson@ashland.k12.wi.us # 682-7089, ext. 1309 STRATEGICREADING
What is this class all about? Comprehension Rate Exposure Experience So many titles, so little ___________.
Class expectations • CLASS • Novel = Text Book (your choice) • Daily Reading • Daily Interaction/Reactions • FINAL SEMESTER PORTFOLIO, 1,000 pages, CB novel • BEHAVIOR: • Mature Environment • PERFORMANCE • Grade Report: • Graphic Organizers • Pages Read • Group Participation • Class Presentations
Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.~ Mortimer J. Adler ~ That is a good book which is opened withexpectation and closed in profit.~ Amos Bronson Alcott ~ "Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true."- Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court Justice “ If you have a question about anything, the answer can be found in a book somewhere in the library. ”- Bill Cosby, Comedian
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Lee, Harper(1960) “To Kill a Mockingbird My favorite book -- the one that inspired me the most when I was growing up and that I would recommend to all readers -- is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Set in the rural South during the 1930s -- a time when justice often took a back seat to the color of a person's skin -- the novel tracks the journey of its characters and their society as they find new meaning in the ideals of justice, liberty, and equality upon which our great nation was founded. By getting to know the different characters in To Kill a Mockingbird, you, too will find new meaning in these values and understand why our nation's rich diversity is one of our most profound blessings. “ Reviewed by Bill C., former U. S. President Text –TO – self