Today I went through the Bob Carlos Clarke article and questions. I gave out sample answers to that text to give you an idea of how a student might approach that assessment. We talked through the sample answers.
We also worked out what level of reading assessment you would do. I handed out the reading assessments (Intermediate 2 and Higher) for you to read through. I took them back at the end of the class as these assessment texts need to stay in college.
We'll continue with this reading work next week. Remember you are allowed to use dictionaries to help with this assessment.
I also handed back work to students who have handed me in essays and reviews. I still haven't had work in from all of you - here's a reminder of my email address: jerryoneill@stevenson.ac.uk
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Critically reading texts
Today we focused on the critical reading aspect of the communication course. The writing and the reading elements of the course go hand-in-hand.
As you analyse other texts, bear in mind the comments that I give you on your texts (reviews and essays). In particular look at how these texts that we are analysing are written and how the writers put their ideas together. Any positive observations on these texts should be applied to your own writing.
In groups I asked you to consider some questions which were meant to get you to analyse the various purposes and aspects of four types of text: tabloid newspaper article ; broadsheet newspaper article; specialist magazine article; and a student essay.
I asked you to think about the type of reader associated with each. I also asked you to think about what these texts tend to write about and how they are written (the language).
After pulling your comments on these texts together, you started a practice reading assessment. It is an obituary on the photographer Bob Carlos Clarke and it comes from a specialist photography magazine.
You didn't have time to finish this in class so I asked you to continue it at home and bring it in next week.
I also collected essays and reviews that were due in today. If I didn't get one, I'm presuming that it'll be on its way to jerryoneill@stevenson.ac.uk by the end of day tomorrow (Friday).
As you analyse other texts, bear in mind the comments that I give you on your texts (reviews and essays). In particular look at how these texts that we are analysing are written and how the writers put their ideas together. Any positive observations on these texts should be applied to your own writing.
In groups I asked you to consider some questions which were meant to get you to analyse the various purposes and aspects of four types of text: tabloid newspaper article ; broadsheet newspaper article; specialist magazine article; and a student essay.
I asked you to think about the type of reader associated with each. I also asked you to think about what these texts tend to write about and how they are written (the language).
After pulling your comments on these texts together, you started a practice reading assessment. It is an obituary on the photographer Bob Carlos Clarke and it comes from a specialist photography magazine.
You didn't have time to finish this in class so I asked you to continue it at home and bring it in next week.
I also collected essays and reviews that were due in today. If I didn't get one, I'm presuming that it'll be on its way to jerryoneill@stevenson.ac.uk by the end of day tomorrow (Friday).
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