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READING CURRICULUM DETAILED OUTLINE
PART ONE/CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS IN LANGUAGE ARTS, READING
COMPREHENSION
- IDENTIFYING THE MAIN IDEA
- RECOGNIZING SUPPORTING DETAILS
- UNDERSTANDING A WORD IN CONTEXT
APPLICATION
ANALYSIS
- MAKING INFERENCES
- INTERPRETING FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
- STYLE
- STRUCTURE
SYNTHESIS
- INTERPRETING HOW A PASSAGE IS ORGANIZED
- INTERPRETING THE OVERALL TONE, POINT OF VIEW, PURPOSE OF PASSAGE
- LINKING ELEMENTS OF A PASSAGE
- INTEGRATING INFORMATION FROM OUTSIDE A PASSAGE WITH INFORMATION FROM WITHIN THE PASSAGE
PART TWO/UNDERSTANDING LANGUAGE ARTS
NONFICTION PROSE
- READING TO UNDERSTAND NONFICTION
- INFORMATIONAL NONFICTION
- BUSINESS-RELATED DOCUMENTS
- LITERARY NONFICTION
- VISUAL COMMUNICATION
PROSE FICTION
- SETTING
- PLOT
- POINT OF VIEW
- CHARACTERIZATION
- FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
- THEME
POETRY
- CHARACTERISTICS OF POETRY
- SUGGESTIONS FOR READING POETRY
- UNDERSTANDING THE LANGUAGE OF POETRY
- FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
- THE SUBJECTS OF POETRY
DRAMA
- COMPARING DRAMA AND PROSE
- RECOGNIZING THE PARTS OF A SCRIPT
- STORY ELEMENTS IN DRAMA
- CHARACTERS: PERFORMERS OF DRAMA
- READING A COMPLETE SCENE OF A PLAY
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Web Links
Audio Poetry Archives and Anthologies (http://poetry.about.com/msubaud.htm?once=true&)
This page provides a hypertext list of audio archives or resources for listening to poetry on the Web. |
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Bloom's Taxonomy (http://www.nyiteez.org/EDIN777/bloom.htm)
This site provides a description of the levels of Bloom's Cognitive Taxonomy, a list of verbs for stating behavioral objectives at each level, and a task oriented question construction wheel for determining the types of activities students would complete at each level. |
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Bloom's Taxonomy in Action... Online (http://www.learnnc.org/newlnc/beacon.nsf/doc/bloom0405-2)
This site contains information concerning the application of concepts to new situations and other skills in Bloom's Taxonomy. Hypertext links are embedded and lead to Web sites where these skills can be applied. |
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Comprehending Nonfiction (http://www.wilearns.com/apps/default.asp?cid=72)
This site provides examples of nonfiction prose along with purposes for reading, comprehension skills and strategies, and ways to encourage students to read nonfiction prose. |
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Critical Reading Software Reviews (http://realgar.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/critR/swIndex.html)
This site presents reviews of computer programs that target critical reading skills. The reviews include the title of the program, the name of the publisher, the version and/or date of the program, the suggested setting or use for the program, the type of hardware needed, an evaluative checklist of the program’s content, the targeted reading strategies, the name of the evaluator, and additional comments made by the evaluator. |
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Nonfiction: Bartleby.com (http://www.bartleby.com/nonfiction/)
This page includes links to anthologies of nonfiction prose including many works of political and social history. |
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An Outline of American Literature (http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/LIT/)
This site provides background on the various periods in American literature as well as information about American authors and hypertext links to their works. |
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The Poetry Archives (http://www.emule.com/poetry)
This site provides an extensive collection of poetry that is searchable by title and by poet. |
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Site Map for Understanding Drama (http://vccslitonline.cc.va.us/drama/SiteMap.htm)
This site provides information about characters, narrative and dramatic structures, and theme along with links to theatrical sites. |
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Surf the Reading Web (http://www.joannyaworski.com/SurfReadingWeb/index.htm)
This site presents information relevant to the teaching of college reading and study skills. |
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