READ 110 TAKE HOME FINAL

Your final for Read 110 consists of 2 parts: 

1.      Your reading list (posted on our class discussion board) completed with your annotations (titles and authors of all books read this semester plus your rating and recommendations) and one blog per week posted on class discussion board - 30 points  

2.      Your “perfect reader” essay  - 70 points 

In essay form, respond to the following:

a.      Goals:  What is a perfect reader? Include specific skills, attitudes and dispositions. How have your ideas regarding reading changed this semester?

b.      Self-Assessment:  How close are you to being a perfect reader? What success have you had in reaching the goals you set for yourself at the beginning of the semester? To what do your attribute your success (or lack thereof)?

c.      Plans for Continued Improvement:  What are your plans to continue to improve your reading?

To receive full credit for the “perfect reader” essay your paper must:

 Be at least 2 pages, typed, double-spaced and

 Include references to the following:

            Pleasure reading 

     Study reading

            Literal, affective, and critical comprehension

            Reading rate - flexibility and efficiency

            Schema

            Metacognition

            Reflection

            Stages of reading

Other pertinent topics introduced in class, in your text, or found through your independent reading.

You are not obligated to agree with the relative importance assigned to any or all of the above by your author or instructor. You must, however, demonstrate your understanding of them and include support in the form of reasons, logic, and/or evidence, for your position on each.

Include support for your opinions in the form of information from your texts, relevant handouts and notes from this class, your own research, and /or personal experience (e.g., your improvement as reflected in your Nelson/Denny pre- and post test scores). Referring to specific people (for example, experts and authorities), materials, and other sources helps to strengthen your answer.

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