Reading GII
The goal of level GII is for students to identify an element of the topic of each paragraph, to summarize a paragraph of a passage in one sentence using given key words; For students to write concise answers to comprehension questions covering one paragraph.
● Level G Goals:
Identifying main points within a passage (essential for effective essay planning and writing in all subjects at school)
Identify direct and indirect themes of passages
Learn how plot, character, theme and setting are developed within a passage
Write own summaries of passages
Categorize sentences into main points and eliminate unnecessary information quickly and easily (crucial skill for success in the remaining reading levels)
● Good Work Skills in this level include:
Reading directions and examples carefully
Reading passages for comprehension
Thinking critically
Answering independently
Using capitalization and punctuation correctly in sentences
Ability to correct independently (don’t forget to grade every day!)
● Time Goal:
The study time goal is 20-30 minutes per day
Your Instructor will continually adjust the pages to adhere to this goal
● Grading Reminders:
Students must be able to learn from their mistakes daily
Take the time to grade and let them find and correct their own errors independently
Students can use what they have learned and apply it to the next day’s assignment allowing them to move smoothly and independently through the assignments
Do not count off for minor mistakes
Answers may not be word-for-word from the answer book, but they should have many of the same components and ideas
Reading GI/GII - Recommended Reading List
1 - A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L’Engle)
2 - Caddie Woodlawn (Carol Ryrie Brink)
3 - Boy (Roald Dahl)
4 - The Yearling (Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings)
5 - Julie of the Wolves (Jean Craighead George)
6 - The Giver (Lois Lowry)
7 - I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
8 - Song of the Buffalo Boy (Sherry Garland)
9 - Amos Fortune: Free Man (Elizabeth Yates)
10 - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
11 - The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
12 - The Race to Save the Lord God Bird (Phillip Hoose)
13 - A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
14 - Chinese Cinderella (Adeline Yen Mah)
15 - The Other Side of Truth (Beverley Naidoo)