2 paragraphs and pictures - discussionReading - Rituals

Describe yourself as a reader

Describe a reading ritual that you have

Think – Pair – Share In small groups, share your rituals, your reading styles in comparison with the data from your PIG drawing…

Person A speaks; Person B repeats Person B speaks; Person C repeats Person C speaks; Person D repeats Person D speaks; Person A repeats

Speaker is to talk (not read) to the group for one minute uninterrupted.“As I reader I…”“My reading ritual is…”“As far as my pig picture goes, I believe…”

Repeater is to reiterate what was said before him/her“I heard you say…”“If I understand you correctly, you…”

Sharing…

Draw a picture of a….

PIG

If your picture has ___, then

Faces left – rely on standard authors, often reread books

Faces right – often abandon books, good covers go a long way, carry big books to impress others

Faces forward – good average reader, read a variety and complete most books

Faces backwards – never read: “not now; not ever; never.”

If your picture has ___, then

Body type – round – choose one standard genre type

Oblong body type (elliptical) – choose a variety of genre types – open to many

If your picture has ___, then

Whole body facing left – mostly adventure, realistic fiction or nonfiction pieces

Whole body facing right – mostly fantasy or science fiction

If your picture has ___, then

Legs –books with many complex characters work, parallel structure stories.

No legs – a single character can carry a book for you.

If your picture has ___, then

Ears – keep writers notebookHair - doodle during/after readingSmile – like to talk about good booksTeeth – like formal book reports read

aloud

-the longer or bigger the ears, hair, smile, teeth, then the more you tend to do these things

If your picture has ___, then

Eyelashes – look for the dress and fashion sense of the characters

Feet/toenails – look for books about relationships/dating

Eyeballs (more than circles) – read books about teens without dealing with adults

Eyeballs (just circles) – read books about teen and teen issues exclusively (no tweens)

If your picture has ___, then

One pig – like reading alone

More than one pig – like book clubs

If your picture has ___, then

Setting-scenery – have a comfortable spot that you read

No setting – read anywhere/anytime

If your picture has ___, then

Tail (curly), you almost always read the end first.

Tail (straight), you never peek at the end of a good book.

Tail (circle, bubble) – you love sequels and books in a series.

If your picture has ___, then

Edited your picture while I’ve talked….then you like sharing your ideas with others, just not in front of large groups.

Think – Pair – Share In small groups, share your rituals, your reading styles in comparison with the data from your PIG drawing…

Person A speaks; Person B repeats Person B speaks; Person C repeats Person C speaks; Person D repeats Person D speaks; Person A repeats

Speaker is to talk (not read) to the group for one minute uninterrupted.“As I reader I…”“My reading ritual is…”“As far as my pig picture goes, I believe…”

Repeater is to reiterate what was said before him/her“I heard you say…”“If I understand you correctly, you…”

Sharing…