Book title
One Entry Per Person

 

Author
Tom Hadrava

 

Bibliographic information
http://dailysciencefiction.com/fantasy/fantasy/tom-hadrava/one-entry-per-person

 

Links (adaptations, reviews, full texts etc.)
http://dailysciencefiction.com/fantasy/fantasy/tom-hadrava/one-entry-per-person

 

Theme
A moment in one's life

 

Short summary
A man comes home after a longer time and looks around. A detailed description of the moment - the place and the feelings.

 

Why is the story appropriate for the targeted groups of RSP readers?
It reflects social and cultural themes.

 

What are the distinguished readers interests reflected by this book/story?
-

 

Why is this story motivational for the pupils?
A brisk contemplation of life in today's world. Might bring philosophical questions of the purpose of life which could be interesting for teenagers.

 

Is there a historical, political, multi/inter cultural, migrant or similar context recognized in this book/story? 
-

 

Is there a principle of inclusion reflected in this book/story and does it promotes understanding of cultural diversities and heritage? 
The importance of having home.

Title of Activity
Of Waves and Men

 

Description of educational activity
Duration: 90 minutes
Pupils’ age: 15-19
Organization of the class of pupils: individual work

The aim of the lesson: The aim of the lesson is to improve the reading literacy of the students. To improve their fantasy and imagination. Another goal is to learn to guess the meaning of the words from the context and according to their sound.

 

Support materials: The text of the story.

 

Activities:

1. The students get the title of the story. They think about associations connected with the title. They try to predict the sort of the story, its narrative voice, mood, tone, genre. They come with various connotations of the word wave.

2. The students read the story, identify the words they do not understand and try to guess their meaning.

3. The students are asked to count the number of the words.

4. The students think about the tools of language used to convey the association with water.

5. The students role-play the different types of wave creatures described in the text.

6. They are asked to identify other meanings in the text apart from the literal fantasy ones.

7. The students read the story aloud trying to express wave/water pattern as best as possible.

8. The students think of other examples of fights between mankind and the elements and try to express them in fantasy settings.

9. The students create another type of a wave creature and describe it in 20 words. Then they gradually reduce the number of the words down to 15, 8, and finally 3.

10. Home assignment: write a 101-word story.

 

Evaluation and assessment method:

• Teacher makes sure that all the students are involved in discussions and each of them completes the given tasks.
• In order to evaluate and assess the effective impact of the previous activities upon the students, they are asked to write their own story as their homework.

 

Effect of the activity on RSP reading:  

Practices that support students´ fantasy and imagination.

 

Connection to curriculum

Grade: 1 – 4 grade of secondary studies

Curriculum: The study of literature is focused on reading and comprehending literary texts of historical and cultural importance and relevancy either in the world or Czech literature. Students are taught to work with texts and information in different ways, to adopt the processes of analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, generalization, abstraction, specification, comparison, organization, selection. The students should be able to interpret, summarize and evaluate the texts.

 

Knowledge:

• Develop reading fluency.
• Understand metaphors.
• Improve reading comprehension.

 

Skills:

• Develops intonation, working with voice in general.
• Interpretation
• Supports fantasy and imagination
• Distinguish reality and fantasy
• Make predictions

 

Competences:

• Make connections between fiction and real life or personal experiences
• Be able to visualise material read
• Follow specific instructions and conventions
• Support and justify an opinion

 

Bibliographic reference to be used during the activity

Tom Hadrava

Publisher: http://dailysciencefiction.com

Year of issue: 2016

 

Results

The expected outcomes of the lesson are:

• The students will be able to guess the meaning of the words based on the sound.
• Find meanings in metaphorical language.
• To offer observations, make connections, speculate, interpret, and raise questions.

 

Recommendations

Both the teaching method and the text can help in increasing students’ interest in reading. This text tells a story of warriors fighting a rough sea which is quite attractive setting for young readers. The teacher monitors the students to make sure they all are involved in the discussions and complete the tasks given to them.

Book title
Of Waves and Men

 

Author
Tom Hadrava

 

Bibliographic information
https://www.101words.org/of-waves-and-men/

 

Links (adaptations, reviews, full texts etc.)
https://www.101words.org/of-waves-and-men/

 

Theme
Men vs. the sea

 

Short summary
An imaginative description of men encountering the sea.

 

Why is the story appropriate for the targeted groups of RSP readers?
It reflects political, historical and social themes, refers to current migrant situation

 

What are the distinguished readers interests reflected by this book/story?
-

 

Why is this story motivational for the pupils?
A modern story, different than the others. Awakes the reader's fantasy imagination.

 

Is there a historical, political, multi/inter cultural, migrant or similar context recognized in this book/story? 
Could be seen as a migrant's journey across the sea.

 

Is there a principle of inclusion reflected in this book/story and does it promotes understanding of cultural diversities and heritage? 
Could be interpreted in many different ways.

Title of Activity
Fat and Thin

 

Description of educational activity
Duration: 90 minutes
Pupils’ age: 15-19
Organization of the class of pupils: group work

The aim of the lesson: The aim of the lesson is to improve the reading literacy of the students. To improve their reading comprehension and to be able to understand and describe characters. Another goal is to make the pupils develop their skill of using the appropriate language structures to express their opinions.

 

Support materials: The text of the story.

 

Activities:

1. The students individually complete the predictions for themselves in 20-year time.
2. The students think about the social ladder and the factors creating one’s position in such a ladder. They discuss their ideas in small groups.
3. Discussion, the whole group: climbing the social ladder.
4. The students are given the text and they are supposed to follow possible changes in the characters’ behaviour.
5. Groups of four. The students create three living pictures illustrating the development in the characters’ behaviour. The activity is followed by a discussion on the characters and the social ladder.
6. Students work in groups of four and think about some situations when one needs help from the others. They illustrate some of the situations using drama.

Evaluation and assessment method:

• Throughout the lesson, ensure that your students are backing up their choices with accurate supporting details.
• Teacher's observations of student preparedness, and participation in group activities.
• In order to evaluate and assess the effective impact of the previous activities upon the students, they could be asked to write a short formal letter – a letter of application in which they include one of the model situations.

 

Effect of the activity on RSP reading: Practices that support students´ choice, collaboration, and shared control of learning outcomes can be linked to self-expressed interest in reading and engaged reading behaviour. Teachers can organize reading instruction to develop self-efficiency, competence, and engagement in teenage students.

 

Connection to curriculum

Grade: 1 – 4 grade of secondary studies

Curriculum: The study of literature is focused on reading and comprehending literary texts of historical and cultural importance and relevancy either in the world or Czech literature. Students are taught to work with texts and information in different ways, to adopt the processes of analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, generalization, abstraction, specification, comparison, organization, selection. The students should be able to interpret, summarize and evaluate the texts.

 

Knowledge:

• Understand the stages of development of a hero, common in almost all books
• Develop reading fluency
• Improve reading comprehension
• Organize information in a specific way

 

Skills:

• Use basic drama techniques
• Create dialogues
• Make predictions, deductions, generalization
• Compare and contrast
• Summarize
• Work effectively in groups, respecting others

 

Competences:

• Make connections between fiction and real life or personal experience
• Be able to visualize material read
• Follow specific instructions and conventions
• Support and justify an opinion

 

Bibliographic reference to be used during the activity

Anton Chekov

Love and other stories

Publisher: The University of Adelaide Library (e-book)

ISBN:

Page count:

Year of issue: 2014

 

Results

The expected outcomes of the lesson are:

• The students think about their future, are able to make predictions and support them.
• The students will be able to illustrate their understanding using basic drama techniques.
• To offer observations, make connections, speculate, interpret, and raise questions in response to the excerpts.

 

Recommendations

Both the teaching method and the text can help in increasing students’ interest in reading. This text shows a change of a character’s behaviour during a short time. The teacher monitors the students to make sure they cooperate effectively.