YAFIC Session 1

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• Studiejaar 2

Welcome to young adult fiction 

Welcome to Young Adult Fiction 

Grab a book and start reading

Today's session

• Sustained Silent Reading
• Introduction to the course
  
• Your views on reading
  
• Theory: information on Extensive reading
  
• Pre-reading Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
  

Sustained Silent Reading

Any responses?

How would you implement this in your classes?

What would the benefits be?

Sustained Silent Reading

SSR also known as "Drop Everything and Read (DEAR)“

Some positive outcomes according to several studies:

• SSR was shown to create a reading habit
• more access to books = more reading
• Long-term effects: better vocabularies, better writing skills, better spelling, and greater knowledge of literature, science, and "practical knowledge.“
• teachers noted fewer discipline problems
• students in SSR programs have more positive attitudes toward reading than students who do not participate in SSR programs

Introduction to the course

YAFIC Learning objectives: 

The student will:

• maintain and develop their language skills by reading (adolescent) literature in English and discussing these works both verbally and in writing
  
• work on a repertoire for teaching young adult fiction and poetry to secondary school pupils
  
• get insight in some theory (methodology) on teaching young adult fiction to secondary school pupils
  

Novels for this course

Planner

Week	Date	Content	Preparation
1	30/8	Introduction to the course Information on Extensive Reading Pre-reading: Percy Jackson
2	6/9	information on Extensive Reading, part 2 While reading Percy Jackson	Read PJ, chapters 1-4 Make groups and decide on which novels to read
3	13/9	Criteria for selection Pre-, while, and postreading learning objectives
4	20/.9	Info on struggling readers While reading PJ	Read PJ, chapters 5-8
5	27/9	Essay writing & Annotated bibliography While reading PJ	Read PJ, chapters 9-17
6	4/10	Post reading Percy Jackson	Finish PJ

Planner Period 2

Week 1	Peer teaching Long Way Down
Week 2	Peer teaching Stay Where You Are And Then Leave
Week 3	Peer teaching A Very Large Expanse of Sea
Week 4	Reading week: no class
Week 5	Peer teaching A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Week 6	Peer teaching Aristotle and Dante discover the Secrets of the Universe
Week 7	Peer teaching Wonder

Assessment

Students will work on a portfolio that consists of:

• 2 analytical essays on 2 different YA novels from the list (individual) 
• 1 annotated bibliography on a 3rd novel from the list (individual)
  
• A lesson series on a 4th YA novel from the list, presented in class. (group)
  

Lesson series

Well- designed, attractive, easily copyable worksheet to go with assigned novel to promote, guide and facilitate the reading process as a class reader. Includes warm up, pre-reading activities, while-reading activities aimed at understanding and reader-response, and post-reading activities aimed at imaginative and critical reflection. Accompanying teacher notes with model-responses. Presented in class.

Examples on Onderwijs Online.

Rozet

Instead of a lesson series, one group per class will be able to work on a Young Adult Fiction project in collaboration with Rozet (Cultural center and library in Arnhem)

More information on this possibility next week.

To form groups…

• Decide which 4 books you want to read for P2. 
  
• Send an email to your teacher with the titles of these 4 books after next week’s lesson
  
• Your teacher will form groups for the Lesson series assignment based on your preference.
  
• You will be informed about your group in week 3
  
• A limited number of students can work on the Rozet assignment

Your views on reading

Do you enjoy reading?

1. Yes
2. Mwah
3. Definitely!!!
4. No, not at all

Do you like reading Young Adult Fiction?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Sometimes

Did you enjoy reading as a child?

1. Yes
2. No

Did you enjoy reading in secondary school?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Sometimes

Upload an image of a book that you enjoyed as a child/ teenager.

Do you think reading is important in secondary school?

1. Yes
2. No
3. A little bit

What could the benefits be of reading fiction in the ESL classroom?

Theory on extensive reading

Reading: types  

Four types of reading:

3 always taught in class, even in EFL class, but 1...

Intensive > studying (word-level comprehension) 

Global > skimming (main ideas)

Selective > scanning (searching for detail)

Extensive > ‘making miles’   

The principles of extensive reading

• The text is easy (N+1) >> 95-98% words understood
  
• Allows for a reading rate of 150 words/minute
  
• A variety of reading material on a wide range of topics is readily available.
  
• Learners choose what they want to read.
  
• Learners read as often and as much as possible.
  
• The purpose is pleasure, achievement and growth.
  
• Reading is its own reward (fvr)
  

The principles of ER… (2)

• Reading is individual ánd communal
  
• Lots of sharing of reading experiences (talking)
  
• The teacher guides and monitors the students.
  
• Weekly attention, weekly promotion
  
• Visible teaching and visible learning
  
• The teacher is a role model of a reader (i.e. reads, is keen, interested, an animateur).
  

Why Extensive Reading?

Reading

• increases study skills and high level education
  
• is enjoyable (personal time, leisure)
  
• makes you think (critical thinking)
  
• teaches you stuff (also culture, tradition, beliefs)
  
• increases empathy, awareness of other(s)
  
• makes you part of community (shared stories)
  
• .. But also 
• Reading makes you a better reader
  
• Reading makes you more confident about learning
  

Why Extensive Reading in EFL?

• Language learning through language input
  
• Meaningful and authentic contexts of language use
  
• Boosts retention of words and structures
  
• Boosts cultural awareness and difference
  
• Allows to learn at own speed, place, time
  
• Allows adaptive work at own ability
  
• Allows choice of topic, numbers, response
  
• …
  

What books?

Variety of books in stock

Fiction and non-fiction

Authentic YAL novels

Graded readers for beginners

For:

Individual reading: adaptive & taste

Class reading: for attention & promotion, sharing, comparing, discussing

Golden Rules

• be excited about reading yourself
  
• offer choice
  
• weekly reading promotion
  
• stay “in touch” with your pupils about their reading
  
• help & guide your pupils
  

Next week we will…

Discuss research findings with regards to extensive reading

Percy Jackson: Pre-Reading

Percy Jackson and the lightning thief

• Written by Rick Riordan (an English and History teacher from the US)
  
• The first book of the Percy Jackson Series
  
• Explore the back and front of the book: what strikes you? What will the book be about?
  

               Vocab help

Lightning = bliksem

To vaporize = kill, go up in smoke

Pre Reading question:
Have you ever read any other fantasy novels?
If yes, which ones?

What do these novels have in common?

What do you like about fantasy novels?

The Gods of Olympus

hand out in case you would do this live in the classroom

Let’s read page 1 and 2 together

• Percy calls himself a troubled kid. What do you think he means?
  
• This trip I was determined to be good…..What do you think will happen next?
  
• A lot of kids don’t know they are half-bloods. Want to find out if you could be one?
   

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Questions that you could also discuss in class:

Warm up:

• Brainstorm as many school field trips as you can remember. What’s the best (or worst) experience you’ve ever had on a school field trip?
  
• Have you ever learned something in school you were absolutely sure you would never use in your life? Explain.
  

Based on page 1 and 2:

• What kind of school is Yancy Academy ?
  
• What bad experiences has Percy had on past field trips?
  

Percy Jackson planner

Week 1: prereading

Week 2: bring Percy Jackson & read chapters 1-4

Week 4: bring Percy Jackson & read chapters 5-8

Week 5: bring Percy Jackson & read chapters 9-17

Week 6: finish & bring Percy Jackson (read chapter 18-22)

Next week

Bring and start reading Percy Jackson

  Chapters 1-4

Think about which 4 choice novels to read for P2