[etni] Re: Book reports
- From: Rivka Lewenstein <rlewen@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: maxinetz@xxxxxxx, etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:49:37 -0800 (PST)
There is one solution which really works, but it IS time-consuming: Have
students read in class. All my students (yes, including 12th graders) do 20
minutes of silent reading in class twice a week, so I know that they are
actually reading. (OK, there may be times when a student tries to get away with
doing other things, but it's pretty easy to spot those who aren't actually
reading.) I know that lack of time is a major problem, but I believe very
strongly in the power of extensive reading, so it's worth it for me to "give
up" that class time for the cause. And many students enjoy their books so much
that they carry on at home. I had one student (NOT a native speaker!) who
finished Harry Potter 6 (and yes, she really read it) in about 3 weeks! That
was not just done in the 20 minutes of class reading. But even those who will
never pick up a book at home at least get in the minimum in class. BTW, I am
indebted to Dr. Bracha Kupinsky with sharing her
methods for doing silent reading in class.
All the best,
Rivka
Maxine wrote:
We have been having our students write their book tasks in class for years
now. While it generally ensures that the writing is genuine (unless
they've copied off the back cover and you haven't picked up on it) it does
NOT solve the problem of
1) pupils having read the book in Hebrew
2) pupils having seen the movie instead of reading the book
3) pupils having read the book in 9th grade and possessing good
memories
4) pupils having read a summary of the book on the Internet
5) pupils having gotten a detailed summary from a friend who read the
book/saw the movie
6) several other possibilities that I haven't been smart enough to
figure out.
I regret to say that if this sounds a bit suspicious, well it is, and I am
talking about even the "best of them", i.e. up to the English Speakers.
Yes, many of them are reading, but many of them ARE NOT. When I read a
book task I feel I am being had all too often.
Anyone who has come up with a brilliant solution to the "having been had"
feeling, I would love to hear it.
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