Table of Contents

Text Audio

Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Audio File Link

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Which New Era Would That Be? by Nadine Gordimer

Writing Tasks

S-1: Baseline Writing Task
S-2: Day 1 Showing, Not Telling
S-3: Day 2 Showing, Not Telling
S-4: Day 3 Showing, Not Telling
S-5: Day 4 Showing, Not Telling
S-6: Day 5 Showing, Not Telling
S-11: Preparation for Interpretive Assignment #1
S-13: Interpretive Assignment #1
S-16: Writing About “Which New Era Would That Be”
IS-C: Error Journal Process

Charts for Discussion

Title: S-1: Rationales for Independent Reading

Session 1

Title: S-4: Taking Care of Books

Session 4

Title: S-4: Rules for Independent Reading

Session 4

Title: S-4: Independent Reading: Problems and Solutions

Session 4

Title: S-5: What We Know About Book Recommendations

Session 5

Title: S-6: Expectations for Independent Reading

Session 6

Title: S-7: “Interpreter of Maladies”: Comprehension Questions

Session 7

Title:  S-8: “Interpreter of Maladies” Chunking the Text Master Version

Session 8

Title: I-B: Style Manual Contents

Intersession B

Title: S-18: Comprehension Versus Interpretation

Session 18

Forms and Graphic Organizers

S-1: Book Interview
S-2: Book Pass
S-3: Resources for Young Adult Readers
S-5: Book Recommendation
S-6: Goals for My Reading Life
S-8: “Interpreter of Maladies”: Chunking the Text
S-10: Criteria For a Good Discussion
S-15: “Which New Era Would That Be?”: Chunking the Text
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