Reading Journal Practice

Reading Journal Practice

by Esther Madray

Learning objectives​

​To  Direct students to read the text.

• To ask questions about the text .

• To Direct students to work independently to answer questions.

Multiple Choice

1What type of job does paul do? How do you know this?

• Paul probably works outside (gardener, builder, street cleaner...) because his boots get muddy and his overalls get dusty.

• Paul cleans the porch

• No answer or evidence in the text

​Part One

​Read about Paul and Alice

Open Ended

2. Alice is a very fussy person who likes everything to be clean, especially Paul. What in the text tells us this?

Open Ended

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3. What relationship do paul and Alice have? why do you feel this way?

Part Two​

​Read about Max and his mother

Multiple Choice

4. Why is Max upset? How do you know this?

• Max was upset because there was a storm

• No answer, no evidence

• Max was upset that he couldn't fly his kite because of the storm - "stared blankly out the window, dropping the kite, beginning to lose it, storm raged on..."

Open Ended

5. What was Mom planning on doing today? What in the text supports your description?

Open Ended

6. There are many different sports and sporting events for everyone nowadays. We have sports played on ice and snow, in and out of the water, in mountains and deserts. We even have indoor and outdoor sports. But not all these sports existed in the past. For example, in the Ancient Greek Olympics, there were only ten sports. In the modern-day Olympics, there are many more sports like gymnastics, volleyball, and, of course, all the winter sports, which didn’t exist in Ancient Greece. Some people say that some of today’s sports aren’t sports at all, like golf or bowling. The modern world of sports is continually changing and the use of technology has changed the way we play and watch our favorite games. For example, ‘hawk-eye’ is the name of a computer and camera system which follows a ball and is used in international cricket and tennis. Some say that technology can slow down the game, but, on the other hand, spectators and players can be sure that decisions are fair.

A. Which sports are mentioned in the text?

B. Do you think that all of them can be called sports?

Poll

How do you feel you did in the practice exercise?

Open Ended

What did you find difficult?