Sentences with phrase «book on close reading»

I've been following the close reading approach established by Diane Lapp, Barbara Moss, Maria Grant, and Kelly Johnson, who «literally» wrote the book on close reading (Turning the Page on Complex Texts: Differentiated Scaffolds for Close Reading Instruction).

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And Shkreli seemed to be at pains to suggest he wasn't taking the trial seriously: dropping in on reporters during the trial (he called the prosecutors «junior varsity»), taking to social media during the evenings, declining to wear a tie in court, and ostentatiously reading a book during closing arguments.

After reading several of the posts on the «interpretation of mythical texts into a book called the bible» one is left to wonder how a being who is supposed to have created the universe would permit what is often referred to as «his inerrant words»... to get so screwed up... you would think he / she / it would have been keeping a close eye on a book that he / she / it wanted to have in print for... mass distribution... it is not not a womder the bible is messed up the way it is... it is a «human» construct... only humans could mess a book up that badly... gods do nor make mistakes... except for Rick Santorum

There is no reason why Jacobs should not lampoon a book after a brief glance rather than dignifying it with a review, but it is a bit much to accompany the caricature with advice to the author on the virtues of close reading.

While I do not consider myself an expert on all the religious writings of all of the main religions in the world, I have read most of the main religious texts for most of the main world religions, and while it is not uncommon to find violent events being described in these other religious books, no other set of religious writings comes even close to describing the violence and bloodshed that one finds within the pages of the Hebrew Scriptures.

If you want to read a rough draft of the content of this book, check out the sections on this page: «Close Your Church for Good» about «Giving up Your Rites» and «Giving Up Your Rights.»

In light of the book I am working on, Close Your Church for Good, I was also interested to read Bock's views on church leadership and structure.

Other scriptural books, the Rigveda for example, from closer to the same time period, and also written by dark skinned people, also use the language that you are reading on your terms.

I've been doing a lot of reading on church history recently (for that book I'm writing... Close Your Church for Good), and it constantly amazes me how much of what we do «in church» is a result of tradition (so much for Sola Scriptura) which developed 1000 - 1500 years ago as a result of a politician or priest who wanted more power or more money.

Studies of cargo cults, messianic movements, and Third World millenarianism, including widely read classics such as Peter Worsley's The Trumpet Shall Sound and Bryan Wilson's Magic and the Millennium, have paid close attention to the effects of international relations on domestic religious developments.2 In increasing numbers, books have appeared on the religious situation in strategic parts of the globe, such as the Middle East and Latin America, and with growing frequency articles on American religion refer to issues such as global consciousness, nuclear disarmament, and the effects of U.S. involvement in foreign affairs.

I suggested we take the book on as a project - reading the section on each artist, and then search our bookshelves (and maybe the library) for the books illustrated by said artist - to give a closer look to and study their style.

I have read a great deal of books on the subject of adrenal fatigue syndrome but none come close to the information and knowledge that this book has given me.

Being able to find someone who shares your interests or passions can be great because this opens the door to more shared experiences, whether it's going fly fishing on your boat, catching a brainless blockbuster at the cinema, reading through a good book, or some other activity that's close to your heart.

fittingly says that Joel and Ethan Coen's very faithful adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men comes close to a book on tape; as for There Will Be Blood, the five people in the world who've read Upton Sinclair's Oil!

I remember vacations by what I read; travels get surreal overtones because of the confusion with the interweaving of narratives — reading Song of Solomon on Costa Rica's Pacific coast or Pope Joan in Jamaica — stories that don't match my environs when I close the book.

Included in this giant hands - on Winter Games resource: 5 Winter Games Close Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions and Graphic Organizers 37 Pages of Winter Games Printables & Graphic Organizers to help direct learning 2 Winter Games Medal Tracking Activities 1 Winter Games Mini Quiz 1 South Korea Research Brochure 9 Wither Games Posters 6 pages of Winter Games Interactive Notebook components 14 Winter Games Word Wall Vocabulary Cards 16 Winter Games Task Cards 1 Winter Games STEM Project Idea 11 Pages of Winter Games Writing Activities 13 Country Research Fill - Ins Book Marks + Blank 13 Country Research Organizers + Blank 10 Pages of Winter Games Math and ELA activities 1 Winter Games Charades game PLEASE NOTE: Certain terms have not been used in this resource as to not infringe upon trademarks or copyrights that may pertain to the Winter Games.

This detailed and high quality unit includes: * 33 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies) * 147 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons) * All resources and worksheets (9 sheets) * Homework project (9 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills Unit's lessons include: * Cloze activity on the play's contexts * Detailed, thorough comprehension questions on each scene * Spelling tests on key vocabulary * SPaG starter activities * Character crosswords * Huge 60 - question revision quiz * In - depth key scene analyses (including group work) * Exploring characters - Helen, Jo, Peter, Boy, Geof * Exploring themes - marriage, motherhood, relationships * AfL activities - improving sample exam responses * Essay planning * Writing a formal essay on a chosen character * Writing a formal essay on a chosen theme * «Closed book» mock exam to reflect new GCSE exam expectations * Teacher / peer / self assessment opportunities

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Recently, I read the book Turning the Page on Complex Texts: Differentiated Scaffolds for Close Reading Instruction by Diane Lapp, Barbara Moss, Maria C. Grant, and Kelly Johnson.

But I'd be hard - pressed to tell you when I've had more than two days in a row where I haven't had to stop a lesson because of one or two students who are bent on disrupting the entire class, where I've been able to start a class on time because every student was ready with book, paper, and pencil, or where I didn't have to stop my lesson repeatedly to tell different students throughout the period to please get their heads up and that it's hard to read along when their eyes are closed.

In this webinar, authors of the ASCD book A Close Look at Close Reading, Grades K — 5, Diane Lapp, Barbara Moss, Maria Grant, and Kelly Johnson share how to teach close reading in ways that support readers methodically reading and rereading a text as they focus on its structure, language, and content to deeply comprehend its mesClose Look at Close Reading, Grades K — 5, Diane Lapp, Barbara Moss, Maria Grant, and Kelly Johnson share how to teach close reading in ways that support readers methodically reading and rereading a text as they focus on its structure, language, and content to deeply comprehend its mesClose Reading, Grades K — 5, Diane Lapp, Barbara Moss, Maria Grant, and Kelly Johnson share how to teach close reading in ways that support readers methodically reading and rereading a text as they focus on its structure, language, and content to deeply comprehend its mReading, Grades K — 5, Diane Lapp, Barbara Moss, Maria Grant, and Kelly Johnson share how to teach close reading in ways that support readers methodically reading and rereading a text as they focus on its structure, language, and content to deeply comprehend its mesclose reading in ways that support readers methodically reading and rereading a text as they focus on its structure, language, and content to deeply comprehend its mreading in ways that support readers methodically reading and rereading a text as they focus on its structure, language, and content to deeply comprehend its mreading and rereading a text as they focus on its structure, language, and content to deeply comprehend its message.

So before I head off on my latest business trip, I wanted to clear off the ole Eduflack bookshelf and reflect a little on three books (two new) that are worth a close read as we continue our discussions, debates, and activities on education improvement.

Although you can think about many of this guide's questions on your own, we recommend forming a study group with grade - level colleagues who have read (or are reading) A Close Look at Close Reading, Grades — K, or using this guide as you read and reflect on the book in a professional learning communityreading) A Close Look at Close Reading, Grades — K, or using this guide as you read and reflect on the book in a professional learning communityReading, Grades — K, or using this guide as you read and reflect on the book in a professional learning community (PLC).

Watching teachers in action, Atria carefully collected data on everything from how many students asked questions or closely read the text of a book, to the number of closed or open - ended questions a teacher asked.

However, it's closer to what a traditional experience of reading a comic book is like, so people tend to read and buy more on the iPad.

For a book whose title sounds like an affirmation of faith but whose story is about an atheist refuting the existence of God, reading it is a spiritual experience... Many of the positive reviews laud the wit and entertainment Goldstein provides, but honestly, the breadth and depth of ideas covered require close and thoughtful reading... This novel can be read on a few different levels: a romance, a mystery, an intellectual thriller or a philosophical / religious treatise.

In fact, reading paper books puts much more strain on the body — for example, since the font size of paper books is not adjustable, the reader may need to hold the book closer or farther from the eyes than what would be ergonomically optimal.

Whether it's black and white comics or lengthy novels, reading on the display feels far closer to reading a physical book than a smartphone display.

KU books tend to have a higher sales rank on Amazon (for their algorithm, a KU borrow = a sale, regardless of whether the borrower reads the book) and since it's effectively a closed system, the only way to have access to the readers who are 100 % KU is by being in Select.

Those close to the project have also mentioned that Google has been in discussion with publishers with the intention of making books, magazines or other reading material available on the tablet.

But as you'll have seen from reading Frankenstein, our take on this is quite different — we're not enhancing a book, but finding a new way to weave one together, by changing the reading experience into something closer to a «conversation with the protagonist».

Short stories are just the right length for the bath, subway ride or just those few minutes of downtime that we all need; they also make great «beach reads» because it's easy to close the book every few dozen pages and actually notice you're on the beach!

At first I had no problems reading the book but as it went on, it became more apparent that it was too close for comfort.

The recommendations that Kobo provides are found on personalized lists that live on the homepage, «Next Read» emails sent when a user is close to finishing their current book, related books («people who read this also enjoyed...») on each product page, on the company's line of e-readers and apps for Android / Read» emails sent when a user is close to finishing their current book, related books («people who read this also enjoyed...») on each product page, on the company's line of e-readers and apps for Android / read this also enjoyed...») on each product page, on the company's line of e-readers and apps for Android / IOS.

On a closing spread, Carle shares a childhood photo of a friend, now lost to him, but on the dust jacket, we read that his wife, Bobbie, was inspiration for the book as welOn a closing spread, Carle shares a childhood photo of a friend, now lost to him, but on the dust jacket, we read that his wife, Bobbie, was inspiration for the book as welon the dust jacket, we read that his wife, Bobbie, was inspiration for the book as well.

On April 1, 2014, Karen Joy Fowler visited Nashville Public Library to discuss her book We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, to close out Nashville Reads 2014.

Microsoft is officially closing the chapter on their LIT format for reading books via the MS Reader Application by August 30, 2012.

Listen - alikes: Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands, by Chris Bohjalian and read by Grace Blewer (Books on Tape / Random House Audio); The Dog Stars, by Peter Heller and read by Mark Deakins (Books on Tape / Random House Audio); On Such a Full Sea, by Chang - rae Lee and read by B. D. Wong (Penguin Audio / Recorded Bookson Tape / Random House Audio); The Dog Stars, by Peter Heller and read by Mark Deakins (Books on Tape / Random House Audio); On Such a Full Sea, by Chang - rae Lee and read by B. D. Wong (Penguin Audio / Recorded Bookson Tape / Random House Audio); On Such a Full Sea, by Chang - rae Lee and read by B. D. Wong (Penguin Audio / Recorded BooksOn Such a Full Sea, by Chang - rae Lee and read by B. D. Wong (Penguin Audio / Recorded Books).

I think next time I make it though, I will use ribbon for tying it closed, and a wider card board... I may also consider adhering some batting to the middle section of the cardboard to offer a tad more protection to the screen in the event that it is dropped or something is dropped on it (read a three year old and a five year old wreeking havoc;)-RRB- I can see myself having many of these, like shoes or purses and choosing one that matches my book title or the season.

Classics is as close to reading an actual book as you can get on your iPhone.

Ideally, the next generation Kindle should have a solar strip on the top, so anywhere with enough light to read the screen could provide the power run the Kindle - that would make it as close as possible to a book without being a book.

I have close to a thousand books on my kindle, and most of those were freebies that I intended to read.

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Now, with the end of the year rapidly closing in on us, those two old standbys have overtaken the new book in terms of units sold and pages read in 2015.

Powell's has good promotion, which makes a Powell's reading valuable: the authors» books on display before and after readings (front windows, bookshelves in front of the reading space or close at hand, including past and future featured books), preferred placement in the store, posters on windows, an e-mail service of events (with short book descriptions), events calendar and author interviews on website and separate book newsletter, enthusiastic introductions by store staff, and, of course, more books ordered than they might order otherwise.

A closer look into these respondents reveals that about half of those who had read books on tablets, 46 %, had also read a book in print while 54 % had not.

Millennials are more likely than older adults to have used a library website in the past year and just as likely to have read a book, but they are among the least likely to say that libraries are important: just 19 % say their library's closing would have a major impact on them.

Founded in 2015 by local author Debbie Young, it is now a permanent fixture in the Cotswolds» cultural calendar on the closest Saturday to World Book Night, the global celebration of books and reading that is focused on readers rather than authors.

I read something in a book the other day about mutual fund companies that continue to charge 12b - 1 fees on mutual funds that are closed to new investors.

R1: reading the whole text, R2: Recall the main idea by closing the book trying to recall what you just have read, writing down few key ideas and linking of sub ideas helps you to memorize R3: Reflecting on all the previous steps to memorize the content by finding linkages of the sub themes.