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EcoLit Indep Reading Asgn PDF
EcoLit Indep Reading Asgn PDF
EcoLit Indep Reading Asgn PDF
Open Response Rubric: My buddy, Ryan, who teaches AP Literature at Malden High
School in Malden, MA has devised a useful open response rubric, which I plan on
following when grading your reader’s notebook posts. Click the following link to check it
out: http://www.scribd.com/doc/21439315/Malden-High-School-Rubric-for-Open-
Response-Questions
Assessment:
1) Post-It Note Assessment: Before you crack open your independent reading book,
buy a stack of Post-It Notes! In lieu of active reading, I’d like you to use Post-It Notes
to keep track of important passages, facts, and analysis from your independent
reading. Read poignantly! Resist the temptation to digress! For example, if I'm
reading the Trees of New England, take notes on red maple trees (because they
occur in or around the Blackwater River site), not balsam fir tress, which don't. You
should have notes on at least 50 Post-It Notes when I check your book. Be ready to
explain how each of these notes furthers your understanding of your particular spot
in some way.
2) Reader’s Notebook Posts: Your reader’s notebook consists of three, two-part blog
posts for each book. Please title your posts as follows: Post 1-3, Part A, B, or C.
Part A: Post your reaction to something specific and thought provoking in the book
that directly relates to your understanding of your spot. Your answer should be
roughly 400-500 words an include multiple direct quotes. Feel free to ask
questions in Part A as well, since everyone will be reading these posts.
Part B: You should also respond by elaborating on another comment in the stream
that informs your understanding of your spot and your own reading. Your answer
should link the comment you are responding to with your own reading. Your
answer should be roughly 300-400 words and should include direct quotes from
your own reading.
Assessment:
1) Post-It Note Assessment: As with your natural history book, I’d like you to use 50+
Post-It Notes to keep track of important passages, facts, and analysis from your
ecological poetry book. Unlike your natural history book, I’d like you to read your
book of ecological poetry from cover to cover, noting the various ways your book
affects the way you think of yourself as an ecological writer. Keep track of your
author’s techniques, turns-of-the-mind, and approaches to writing nature.
2) Reader’s Notebook Posts: Your reader’s notebook consists of three, two-part blog
posts for each book. Please title your posts as follows: Post 1-3, Part A or B.
Part A: Post your reaction to something specific and thought provoking in the book
that directly relates to your approach to ecological writing. Your answer should be
roughly 400-500 words an include multiple direct quotes. Feel free to ask
questions in Part A as well, since everyone will be reading these posts.
Part B: You should also respond by elaborating on another comment in the stream
that informs your understanding of your self as an ecological writer. Your answer
should link the comment you are responding to with your own reading in some
way. Your answer should be roughly 300-400 words and should include direct
quotes from your own reading.