Reading is a giftReading is a gift

Isora Enríquez O´Farrill, PhD.

Aim:

- Use reading strategies for understanding texts

Useful reading strategies Useful reading strategies ( before, while & after reading… )( before, while & after reading… )

Asking questions Asking questions

Previewing Previewing

Finding main ideas Finding main ideas

Making a story outlineMaking a story outline

ParaphrasingParaphrasing

Predicting Predicting

Reading strategies Reading strategies

Reading for specific informationReading for specific information

Scanning Scanning

SummarizingSummarizing

Taking notes in a chartTaking notes in a chart

Using contextUsing context

Making inferencesMaking inferences

Tips for reading literature Tips for reading literature Look for main ideasLook for main ideas

Look for CluesLook for Clues- Setting, Characters- Setting, Characters- Tone & Style of Writing- Tone & Style of Writing- Emotions or Senses being Used- Emotions or Senses being Used- Actions and responses to the action- Actions and responses to the action- Conflict- Conflict- Resolution of the Conflict- Resolution of the Conflict- Theme- Theme

Understanding figurative Understanding figurative languagelanguage

Determine literal meaning (what the words Determine literal meaning (what the words state). state).

Connonative meaning ( hidden meaning Connonative meaning ( hidden meaning through emotional associations, through emotional associations, description or comparison).description or comparison).

Metaphors… comparing two different Metaphors… comparing two different things using the verb "to be.“things using the verb "to be.“

E.g. "The earth is a blue marble spinning E.g. "The earth is a blue marble spinning through space". through space".

A simile uses "like" or "as" to compare A simile uses "like" or "as" to compare things. things.

Hyperbole Hyperbole uses words to create an uses words to create an exaggerated meaning to emphasize exaggerated meaning to emphasize something. "I nearly died laughing”.something. "I nearly died laughing”.

PersonificationPersonification gives human gives human characteristics to a thing, an idea or an characteristics to a thing, an idea or an animal. "The sky looked down on us.“animal. "The sky looked down on us.“

Idioms. Idioms. Words or phrases that defy Words or phrases that defy translation. If the sentence, "He's driving translation. If the sentence, "He's driving me up the wall," me up the wall,"

Figurative language is sometimes Figurative language is sometimes associated with soundassociated with sound

Alliteration. Alliteration. AA consonant used multiple consonant used multiple times in a sentence, such as, "Laura lazily times in a sentence, such as, "Laura lazily lollygagged on the lawn." lollygagged on the lawn."

Assonance. Assonance. The vowel is repeated, as in The vowel is repeated, as in "We meet each week on Fleet Street." "We meet each week on Fleet Street."

OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia uses words that sound like uses words that sound like the meanings they represent. Some the meanings they represent. Some examples are "buzz", "tick."examples are "buzz", "tick."

Your turn Your turn

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe

Poe was born in Massachusetts, the son Poe was born in Massachusetts, the son of traveling actors David and Elizabeth of traveling actors David and Elizabeth Arnold Poe. His mother died when he was Arnold Poe. His mother died when he was two and his father was an alcoholic, so two and his father was an alcoholic, so Poe went to live with a prosperous Poe went to live with a prosperous Scottish tobacco merchant, John Allan, in Scottish tobacco merchant, John Allan, in Richmond. Allan always refused to adopt Richmond. Allan always refused to adopt Poe which led to bad feeling between the Poe which led to bad feeling between the two of them.two of them.

A ValentineA Valentine

    For her this rhyme is penned, whose For her this rhyme is penned, whose luminous eyes,luminous eyes,Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda,Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda,Shall find her own sweet name, that Shall find her own sweet name, that nestling liesnestling liesUpon the page, enwrapped from every Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader.reader.Search narrowly the lines!- they hold a Search narrowly the lines!- they hold a treasuretreasureDivine- a talisman- an amulet...Divine- a talisman- an amulet...

As you read, identifyAs you read, identify

Figurative language Figurative language

A ValentineA Valentine

    For her this rhyme is penned, whose For her this rhyme is penned, whose luminous eyes,luminous eyes,Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda,Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda,Shall find her own sweet name, that Shall find her own sweet name, that nestling liesnestling liesUpon the page, enwrapped from every Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader.reader.Search narrowly the lines!- they hold a Search narrowly the lines!- they hold a treasuretreasureDivine- a talisman- an amulet...Divine- a talisman- an amulet...

FFor her this rhyme is penned, whose luminous or her this rhyme is penned, whose luminous eyes,eyes,    B    Brrightly expressive as the twins of Leda,ightly expressive as the twins of Leda,  Sh  Shaall find her own sweet name, that nestling liesll find her own sweet name, that nestling lies    Upo    Uponn the page, enwrapped from every reader. the page, enwrapped from every reader.  Sear  Searcch narrowly the lines!- they hold a treasureh narrowly the lines!- they hold a treasure    Divin    Divinee- a talisman- an amulet- a talisman- an amulet

That muThat musst be worn at heart. Search well the t be worn at heart. Search well the measure-measure-    The word    The wordss- the syllables! Do not forget- the syllables! Do not forget  The trivi  The triviaalest point, or you may lose your lest point, or you may lose your laborlabor    And yet the    And yet therre is in this no Gordian knote is in this no Gordian knot  Which one mi  Which one migght not undo without a sabre,ht not undo without a sabre,    If one could m    If one could meerely comprehend the plot.rely comprehend the plot.

    Enwritten upoEnwritten uponn the leaf where now are peering the leaf where now are peering    Eyes scintilla    Eyes scintillatting soul, there lie perdusing soul, there lie perdus  Three eloquent w  Three eloquent woords oft uttered in the hearingrds oft uttered in the hearing    Of poets, by poets- a    Of poets, by poets- ass the name is a poet's, too, the name is a poet's, too,  Its letters, althou  Its letters, althouggh naturally lyingh naturally lying    Like the knight Pint    Like the knight Pintoo- Mendez Ferdinando-- Mendez Ferdinando-  Still form a synonym f  Still form a synonym foor Truth- Cease trying!r Truth- Cease trying!    You will not read the ri    You will not read the ridddle, though you do the dle, though you do the best you can do.best you can do.

FRANCES SARGENT OSGOODFRANCES SARGENT OSGOOD

On Your Own On Your Own

Anticipating vocabulary Anticipating vocabulary thythy hour ( your hour) hour ( your hour)

Soul, thy Soul, thy

the wordless, the wordless,

the day erased,the day erased,

the lesson done, the lesson done,

TheeThee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes pondering the themes thouthou lovest best. lovest best.

Walt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819, on the West Hills of Long Island, New York. His mother, Louisa Van Velsor, of Dutch descent and Quaker faith, whom he adored, was barely literate. She never read his poetry, but gave him unconditional love. His father of English lineage, was a carpenter and builder of houses, and a stern disciplinarian.

A clear midnight     A clear midnight    

   This is thy hour O Soul, thy free This is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless,flight into the wordless,

Away from books, away from art, the Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done,day erased, the lesson done,

Thee fully forth emerging, silent, Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thougazing, pondering the themes thou

lovest best.lovest best.Night, sleep, and the stars. Night, sleep, and the stars.

Walt Whitman Walt Whitman

Fragmento de la clase 97 de Martí Fragmento de la clase 97 de Martí

A: What are you next weekend ?A: What are you next weekend ?

B: Nothing exciting.B: Nothing exciting.

A: Would like to go to the Havana A: Would like to go to the Havana Book Fair !Book Fair !

B: It sounds interesting.B: It sounds interesting.

A: Would you like to go to the A: Would you like to go to the bookstores downtown or to Morro bookstores downtown or to Morro Cabañas, in the outskirts of the city.Cabañas, in the outskirts of the city.

B: I´d prefer Morro Cabañas.B: I´d prefer Morro Cabañas.

I´ve heard many Publishing I´ve heard many Publishing Houses come to Havana for the fair. Houses come to Havana for the fair.

A: That´s right. By the way, what A: That´s right. By the way, what genre do you prefer?genre do you prefer?

Fiction or non fiction?Fiction or non fiction?

B: I like history books, science B: I like history books, science fiction.fiction.

A: I love adventures A: I love adventures