A Discourse Approach in Reading Week 13

             Today we continued to study “Definition and Classification”. First of all, we read the text about what is Anthropology. Then,teacher assigned to complete the diagram on the whiteboard.

              We found discourse markers, terms, definition and classification in text and highlight.

What is the main idea of the text?
              The main idea is Anthropology, the study of man, is divided to two types which are Physical Anthropology and Culture Anthropology.

             Then, we read text 2 about species of whales. We highlight the discourse markers in the text and completed the diagram on the whiteboard.

 

What are the topic and main idea of the text?

            Then, we answered questions that which statement is true (T) or false (F).

            After that, teacher gave new sheets for us that was Exemplification and read the text 1 that was “College students' Pressures”.
            Then, we highlighted the exemplification markers and completed the diagram.

What are your attitudes towards the lesson?

            For me, if I highlighted the terms, discourse markers, and definition and classification I wasn’t confused. But some sentences I was confused if vocabulary were too hard. Today I can answers the question because the text was not too long and hard, it was easy for me.

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A Discourse Approach in Reading Week 12

Definition and Classification

          First of all, teacher reviewed the lesson 'Cause and Effect' about “The Effect of Stress”.

          Main Idea each paragraph in “The Effect of Stress” text.

Source: http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/490/reading/stess3-reading.htm

          Than,we started to study new lesson that was "Definition and Classification"

          Teacher explained the examples and showed some common definition and classification markers

    "Definition and Classification"

        In textbooks, you are sure to meet unfamiliar technical words and their definition. You will also find that writers use classification to divide general concepts into a number of different types. Identifying and understanding texts that contain definition and classification will help your academic reading.

Strategies

          These strategies will help us categorize and understand texts that contain technical terms, definition, and classification.

             Then,we did Skill Practice 1,follow the sentences,circle the Definition Markers, highlight the technical terms, and underline the definitions.

             Before we had a break, teacher told us about midterm score. I got 14.5 point.

             After break, we did Skill Practice 2,following paragraphs, circle the Classification Markers. Then draw a diagram showing the classification.

             Then we did Skill Practice 3.Reread paragraph 2-5 in Skill Practice 2 and highlight the definitions of the following terms.

What are your attitudes with this the lesson?

            Some sentences were hard for me so I have to find the discourse markers before. I will understand clearly. I think this lesson is important in reading because when we read text, we will see the technical terms. We can guess the meaning by noticing the discourse markers without opening dictionary. So noticing the discourse markers were importance.

Phetcharat Boonmee 574102129 57/16

A Discourse Approach in Reading Week 11

CAUSE AND EFFECT

            First of all, teacher tell the correct answers about 'The Effect of Stress'.She read and explained paragraphs for us.

           The main idea of this text is 'Too much stress results in physical, emotional, and mental health problems'.

Stress

Health problems in modern life

Physical problems

• The heart by causing an increase in pulse rate high blood pressure
• The respiratory system by causing asthma, breathing problem and a loss of carbon dioxide
• Stomach aches and problems digesting food
Emotional problems 

• Panic attacks and overreact to little problems 

• Mood changes such as making people angry, moody, or nervou

Mental health problems 

• Long term stress can create a variety of serious mental illnesses 

• Alcoholism and addictions often develop as a result of overuse of alcohol or drug 

• Anorexia

         While we were studying, the electricity was cut. We can’t study because the weather was hot and the light was not enough. So, teacher assigned us to highlight discourse markers in sheet outside the classroom.

         When the electricity was back, teacher told us to present VIDEO about how to make something.

         This is my VIDEO about hoe to make White sauce Spaghetti with Ham and Mushroom

                                                                                                                   

What are your attitudes with this the lesson?

          I can answers the question because it was easy. I can more understand and find which is cause or effect when I highlighted discourse markers, read that sentence carefully and tried switching between cause and effect to find which one was correct. Before I was confused between cause and effect but when I highlighted discourse markers I can find cause and effect that was correct.

Phetcharat Boonmee 574102129 57/16

A Discourse Approach in Reading Week 10

           Today we studied new lesson that was “Cause and Effect”. Teacher assigned us to write on the whiteboard about causes and effects of global warming.

          Next, teacher explained about causes and effects.

          Cause/Effect is used to show how the facts or concepts result due to other facts, events or concepts. Words that signal this type of text structure are...

           A graphic organizer may be used to represent the relationship between the causes and effects.

           Then, we read the text about students are not allowed to chew gum in class. We highlighted discourse markers , underlined the causes ,and did the diagram.

    Students are not allowed to chew gum in my class. While some students think that I am just being mean, there are many good reasons for this rule. First, some irresponsible students make messes with their gum. They may leave it on the bottoms of desks, drop it on the floor, or put it on other people's property. Another reason why I don't allow students to chew gum is because it is a distraction. When they are allowed to chew gum, students are more worried about having it, popping it, chewing it, and snapping it then they are in listening, writing, reading, and learning. This is why I do not allow students to chew gum in my class.

Source: http://www.ereadingworks heets.com/test-structure/patterns-of-organization/cause- and-effect/

           Then, we see and read a list of Cause and Effect markers in page 44 ,find the meaning and example about how to use them in the sentence.           After,we did Skill Practice 1.This is example for Skill Practice 1

             E                                       C 1. A great deal pollution is caused by power plants that produce electricity by burning coal.

                  C                               E
2.Because of a severe storm in the area, our plane was three hours late taking off.

               C                                E

3.The prices of new car are forcing many people to keep their old car longer than they used to.

          Next, we did Skill Practice 2 as we read the following texts, circle the Causes and Effects , Markers and look for the specific causes and effects. Then complete the cause and effect diagram.

          In text2 is about the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank.

Source:Pakenham,K.2005:18-21

    A. Because of the crew's lack of experience, many lifeboats were only half full when they left the Titanic.    B. The Titanic hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank, with the loss of over 1,500 lives.    C. The ship's officers paid no attention to warnings about icebergs near the Titanic.    D. The ship's owners decided to save money by equipping the Titanic with sixteen lifeboats instead of forty-eight the designer had planed.    E. The crew had little time to get to know the ship and its emergency equipment.    F. As a result of this decision, the Titanic did not have enough lifeboats for all the passengers and crew.

What are your attitudes with this the lesson?         In my opinion, this lesson is important. Cause and Effect to show how the facts or concepts result due to other facts, events or concepts. I think causes and effects was hard because some discourse marker, I've never known, some the vocabularies in the text were hard, some the vocabularies were easy. Sometime I confused what is cause or effect. But I tried to translated it and guessed from meaning. When I find discourse marker, it make me understand clearly.

Phetcharat Boonmee 574102129 57/16