READ 201-02 Lessons & Homework (ADMIN 102)
Themes: The Family + Identity, Relationships, Society Views, Fiction book
Assignments & Homework
Date
9/26
(Tuesday)
9/28
(Thursday)
Assignments
Unit One: Family and Identity
Introductions
Shapes exercise (Identity)
Information Sheet
Homework:
•Purchase materials from the bookstore. (5 points)
•Please note that homework is always due on the next time
class meeting unless otherwise indicated.
Brainstorm list on Families
Answer questions on Families / Identity
Preview vocabulary & concepts from “Mona Gets
Flipped”(page 49 of Reading 201 Handbook)
Read around
Individualized Vocabulary Program
Homework:
• Read to page 52 (break in the page). Write journal #1:
What has happened so far in the story? What questions do
you have?
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Date
10/3
(Tuesday)
Assignments
Unit One: Family and Identity
Discuss “Mona Gets Flipped” (to page 52)
Read around (to the middle of page 54)
Vocabulary
Questions
“Child of the Americas” (page 323 of We, Too, Sing America)
Write your own poem
Homework:
•Finish reading “Mona Gets Flipped” (to page 59). Write
journal #2: What is the connection between family and
identity in this story? Be sure to cite a few quotes or points
from the story.
10/5
(Thursday)
Review “Mona Gets Flipped”
(Think-Pair Share)
◦What is a good mother?
◦What makes up the identity of the mother figure in your
family?
Preview, Preread, Code: “The Good Mother: Searching for an
Ideal” (page 60 of We, Too, Sing America)
Groups of 3-4 read a section and summarize it for the class.
Homework:
•Read through “The Good Mother: Searching for an Ideal”
(page 60 of We, Too, Sing America). Does the concept of a
good mother vary from culture to culture? Interview one
mother and write one page (Journal #3) about the essay and
about your observations of mothers, working and identity.
(Reminder: Quiz on reading on Tuesday)
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Date
10/10
(Tuesday)
Assignments
Unit One: Family and Identity
5 minute assessment: How did the reading go after what we
did in class on Thursday?
Group Quiz: Answer comprehension questions on page 67.
Think-Pair Share on homework.
Vocabulary
Introduce Unit Two: Family and Relationships
Discuss an important interaction you have had with an older
adult, preferably a family member.
Introduce “’See Spot Run’: Teaching My Grandmother to
Read.” (page 28 of We, Too, Sing America)
Vocabulary
Read around part of essay.
What is Frisina’s relationship with her grandmother like?
Citing examples from the text.
10/12
(Thursday)
Homework:
Journal Response #4:
Is Frisina’s relationship with her grandmother typical of the
relationship that teenagers in America have with their
grandparents? Use your own experiences and observations in
your one-page (typed) response. Be sure to cite from the
essay.
Review responses to “’See Spot Run’: Teaching my
Grandmother to Read.”
Vocabulary
Class list + Prepare for Jeopardy
Introduce “Sonny’s Blues”
Music, culture, author brainstorming
Homework:
•Use 5 class vocabulary words in 5 of your own (original)
sentences on the subject family relationships
•Read to page 38 of “Sonny’s Blues.” Choose one of the ways
to respond to a reading SO FAR on page 11 of your handbook
(1 page, typed) (Journal #5)
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Date
10/17
(Tuesday)
10/19
(Thursday)
Assignments
Unit Two: Family and Relationships
Review vocabulary sentences and rewrite in different form.
Review “Sonny’s Blues”
Cluster Map on Relationships between the brothers.
Read around
Jeopardy!
Homework:
•Read to page 43 of “Sonny’s Blues”
•Prepare for vocabulary quiz.
“Vocabulary” Quiz
Dialectical Journal
Provocative Questions
Read around
Vocabulary Collection
Fiction book ideas
Homework:
•Finish “Sonny’s Blues.” Journal #6: What are some of the
conflicts in the relationship between the two brothers?
Analyze the conflicts and cite from the text.
•Bring your fiction book to class on Tuesday
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Date
10/24
(Tuesday)
Assignments
Unit Two: Family and Relationships
Quiz on “Sonny’s Blues”
Class discussion
Introduce your novel.
Silent reading
Homework:
Read fiction book (45 minutes). Write a one page summary of
what is happening in your fiction book. Any family
relationships? (Journal #7)
10/26
(Thursday)
Share fiction book summaries
◦What is your family’s view of marriage? What is your view of
marriage? (Give one, Get one)
Preview, Preread, Code “Vietnamese Families: The Gap and the
Bridge” (page 91 of We, Too, Sing America)
Homework:
•Read “Vietnamese Families: The Gap and the Bridge” (page 91
of We, Too, Sing America). Journal #8: How do the
Vietnamese/American families view marriage? How does your
family view marriage?
•Continue to read your novel. Bring it to class each time we
meet.
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Date
10/31
(Tuesday)
Assignments
Unit Three: Society Views of Families
Think-Pair Share
Assessment: What have you learned so far about reading more
effectively?
Introduce new unit
What are society’s views of single dads?
Introduce “The Train Cake”
Discuss “The Train Cake”
Homework:
•Finish reading “The Train Cake.” The author, Dorris, battles
some of the views of single fathers. Based on your own
experiences or observations, what are some of the current
views of single fathers? Do you agree or disagree with them?
See if you can interview one person for this 1 page, typed
response) (Journal #9)
•Keep reading your novel. Bring it to class please.
11/2
(Thursday)
Review response to “The Train Cake”
Silent Reading of Fiction book. Test your reading rate?
How to Improve your Concentration
Homework:
•Read at least 50 pages of your novel over the weekend. Bring
3 academic words to class. Write about your novel – one page.
Any society views of family? (Journal #10)
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Date
11/7
(Tuesday)
Assignments
Unit Three: Society Views of Families
Present Vocabulary
Brainstorm: What are America’s general views of the elderly?
Do different cultures have differing views of the elderly? List
a few examples (KWL+)
Introduce “They Shut My Grandmother’s Room Door” (page
133 of We, Too, Sing America)
Write questions.
Homework:
•Read “They Shut My Grandmother’s Room Door” (page 133 of
We, Too, Sing America) and answer the questions in the second
column of the KWL+ chart. Write your answers in the third
column.
11/9
(Thursday)
Complete the KWL chart on “They Shut My Grandmother’s
Room Door”
Review strategies: PPC, KWL, Dialectical Journal,
Brainstorming.
Groups Preview the following articles:
“Children of Divorce” (page 20)
“Hold the Mayonnaise” (page 55)
“Father and Child” (page 73)
“Marriage as a Restricted Club” (page 86)
“Boys and Girls, Indian Style” (page 122)
“My Mother’s English” (page 263)
“Cultural Barriers and the Press to Americanize” (page 303)
“Americanization is Tough on ‘Macho’” (page 276)
Individuals choose one of the essays to read.
Homework:
•Use one of the strategies we have learned in class and read
your assigned essay. Free write one page description of your
reading experience. (Journal #11)
Continue reading your fiction book.
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Date
11/14
(Tuesday)
11/16
(Thursday)
Assignments
Unit Three: Society Views of Families + Presentations
Pass out Presentation format on teaching the essay to the
class. Make 1-2 connections to our three family themes.
Homework:
•Prepare for presentations on Thursday. Be sure to do the
work associated with your job description in the presentation
format.
Present your reading experience of your essay (midterm)
Assessment
Adding Vocabulary from readings
Homework:
•Read your fiction books.
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Date
11/21
(Tuesday)
Assignments
Unit Four: Fiction books
Close exercises
“Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper” (page 214 of We,
Too, Sing America) Prediction and Visualization Exercise.
Silent reading of fiction books.
Homework:
•Read your fiction book. Write a dialectical journal. Bring in a
word for the class to learn. Jot down the page number and the
sentence it comes from.
11/23
(Thursday)
11/28
(Tuesday)
11/30
(Thursday)
Thanksgiving holiday
•Read your fiction book! Catch up!
Present words.
Introduce and read “The Composition”
Individual Conferences on work / grades
Homework:
•Finish your fiction book. Write Journal #12 on the end of
the book.
•Finish reading “The Composition.” Prepare for quiz!
Quiz on “The Composition”
Introduce book report format.
Practice on “The Composition”
Homework:
•Start working on your book report.
•Review all our class vocabulary words for the final.
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12/5
(Tuesday)
Unit Four: Fiction Books, Final Reading, Vocabulary
Word Game
Final Reading: “My Prison Studies” (page 179 of We, Too, Sing
America.)
Go over Focus Exercise
Homework:
•Complete draft book report
•Finish reading “My Prison Studies.” Complete Focus Exercise
on page 22 of Read 201 Handbook.
12/7
(Thursday)
Review focus exercises.
Go over draft book reports
Homework:
•Finish book reports (due on Tuesday 12/12)
•Review all class vocabulary for final exam.
12/12
(Tuesday)
Final Exam: 1:45 – 3:45
Present book reports
Vocabulary Final Quiz
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