Hku book talk graphic organizers

They will build comprehension and promote higher thinking skills as students report on books and write their opinions. Book talks presenting and writing book talks by brain. Established in 1911, the university of hong kong hku is the territorys oldest institute of higher learning and also an internationally recognized, research led. Students will have plenty to do during reading time. The university of hong kong hku toggle first menu panel. This is a research survey software product developed by qualtrics, llc. Vip car service hku staff only coach booking for central university functions hku staff only tender for dieselpetrol hku staff only facility management areas.

Jan 18, 2008 violette cornelius aki hku jurriaan schrofer graphic design company photography duration. This is a featurerich cloud printing service allowing users to print anywhere from any pcs inside the lc, personal notebook pcs macintosh os x 10. Book talk prewrite stepbystep guide to help students plan. This undergraduate handbook contains basic information about the university of hong kong for those who are admitted to firstdegree curricula in the academic year of 202014. Organizer of the lecture series for the exhibition of rising above featuring five.

The work was compiled in the sixth century, one of the most fertile and original periods in chinese critical thinking. Then transfer the information to note cards and practice before your sharing day catchy beginning title author. The web page that you are trying to access is intended for hku members only. Graphic organizers are known by different names, such as maps, webs, graphs, charts, frames, or clusters. Research has shown that visually organizing information helps students better comprehend newly acquired material. Refer students to the text structure cue sheet for visual examples. The book has much to say about both colonial education and hong kong in general, and it tracks the fortunes of the colony from the peak of the british empires power to the destructive effects of the japanese occupation between 1941 and 1945. Printable graphic organizers to help kids with writing. The fbe writing center provides consultation and tutoring services to fbe students on improving the quality of their academic as well as professional writing. Ten book talks were organised in celebration of the centenary anniversary.

A graphic organizer can be used before, during, or after reading to present the. Effects of graphic organizers on student achievement in the. Big book of graphic organizers grades 5 12 with easytocopy, layflat pages mcknight easytocopy pages teacher katherine s. Good readers use graphic organizers to help them organize information they read. Effects of graphic organizers on student achievement in. The programme aims to equip students with lower advanced level english linguistic knowledge and skills through extensive language practice and studentcentred learning activities such as small group discussion, speaking, writing, reading and listening to a wide variety of semiauthentic english texts. The mfa at hku offers the gold standard in the field, including a special focus on creative contexts of the multilingual writer. Theyll help you think outside the box, draw conclusions you wouldnt normally observe, and make the entire process faster and more efficient. Jan 01, 1999 help students soar in reading, writing, social studies, science, math, and more with this giant collection of fun, easytouse graphic organizers. Nonfiction notes graphic organizer nonfiction text features. The reading club will sponsor a series of book talks featuring leading. On the other hand, some students might have trouble remembering traits about certain characters, or the order of. The programme aims to equip students with lower advanced level english linguistic knowledge and skills through extensive language practice and studentcentred learning activities such as small group discussion, speaking, writing, reading and. Software information technology services, the university of.

Book talk graphic organizers by best brains teachers pay. There are as many different kinds of graphic organizers as there are types of writing. May 11, 2012 the limits of graphic organizers, or more tales from a second grade author study posted on may 11, 2012 by vvinton in contentarea writing, authors harvey daniels, steven zimmerman and nancy steineke make a distinction between writing to learn or to think and writing to demonstrate what was learned or thought. Book talk first grade reading, book talk, 4th grade reading. Graphic organizers create a strong visual picture for students and support their ability to learn facts, information, and terms. A new journal of creative writing and multilingual arts.

A former high school english teacher, she currently works as associate professor of secondary education at nationallouis university. Directions for using this graphic organizer students use these ebooktalk guidelines to write a one page, one paragraph essay about a book they are reading or have read. Genre biography in 2010, which was jointly organized by the graphic arts. Preparing for the next epidemic press invitation 08 nov 2004 professor malik peiris, chief of virology, department of microbiology at the university of hong kong, who led the department in discovering the sars virus, will talk about how prepared hong kong and the world are to meet possible further outbreaks of. The limits of graphic organizers, or more tales from a second. I work in the english centre where i teach english for academic purposes to undergraduates and postgraduates.

Using 4th and 5th grade literature standards as a guide, we have created a collection of 40 graphic organizers for your classroom. Our undergraduate curricula equip students with knowledge in diverse aspects of business and economics, and prepare them to be creative leaders of tomorrow with a global. Fill this sheet in while you read to help plan out your book talk. My name is david gardner and i have been at the university of hong kong hku since january 1991. A campus license on qualtrics is arranged for use by hku staff and students. Graphic organizers are an invaluable strategy educators can utilize in conjunction with udl to make the instruction and curriculum more supportive and flexible for all students to include those with learning disabilities strangman et al. At hku, we welcome creative writers from hong kong and overseas. Writing centre faculty of business and economics, hku. Key borrowing hku staff only transportation services. It is vibrantly located in the hku black box at a top 25 ranked university in the world overall 2019 qs world university rankings and 1 st globally for most international university times higher education rankings 2019. It is a survey tool that helps users to design and publish survey online. The students will use the organizer to record the main idea, new words learned, texttoself connections, questions they still have about the text, facts, and text features seen in the book. Booktalk assignment explanation write a booktalk for your book and present it to the class.

For this reason, students are better able to learn and apply information anii write more integrated essays. All of the graphic organizers in this book are reproducible, making it convenient for. The graphic organizer uses can, have, are to help students take notes on what they learn about each animal. These range from making a persuasive argument to mapping out an. Use them with a guided reading group, reading response assignments or as a organization tool for a book report. Photos and video recordings will be taken during the book talk by. On the other hand, some students might have trouble remembering traits about certain characters, or the order of events that occur in the book. As always, this is a free collection of resources for your classroom from the curriculum corner. Book talk presentation booktalking is an effective way to share great books with others. Hku space will not be responsible for any loss of payment, receipt, or personal information sent by mail. By making a booking application, you are deemed to accept the relevant policies governing the hku libraries. Hku undergraduate handbook university of hong kong. The ultimate goal is to share their ebooktalks with the class by reading from their paragraph or using their written work as a jumping off point for talking with their.

Nonfiction notes graphic organizer nonfiction text. Software information technology services, the university. Includes 50 classroomtested, reproducible templates along with simple howtos and student samples. Graphic organizers are graphical representations of ideas or concepts, providing visual and kinesthetic learners with new ways to organize what theyve learned. Book talk overview provides students with background information on book talks, how to complete a book talk, what to include in a book talk, and includes a sample book talk. Check the weekly updated acquisition list for education titles here. All of the graphic organizers in this book are reproducible, making it convenient for teachers to use in the classroom or in tutorial sessions. This product includes a fiction and nonfiction graphic organizer to help your students draft a book recommendation. Where and when does this story take place plot what is the.

Our services range from design and development, construction and commissioning, and the provision of facility management services for the university premises. This graphic organizer is perfect for a chapter book. These free literature graphic organizers have been created by the curriculum corner and are designed to meet 4th and 5th grade standards. Graphic organizers are simple yet powerful tools that can help kids who have trouble with writing. An example of a commonly used graphic organizer is a venn diagram, which displays the overlap between two concepts. This book is written with both a scholarly and a more general audience in mind. It requires hku portal uid and pin for authentication. The earliest booklength treatise in chinese literary criticism, the wenxin diaolong is of central importance in the chinese tradition. Book talk is loaded with ideas to use for retelling stories, comprehending reading, and using books and tools to share some good conversations. History of the university of hong kong, volume 1, 19111945. It includes a writing prompt section for each chapter, and it allow students room to write their own writers response to their reading. At best they served as a preassessment, showing us what the students could already do and where we, as teachers, could push in.

Mena is an undergraduate arts student majoring in english at the university of hong kong. Not only enjoyable but graphic organizers or diagrams can make the writing process a snap. This graphic organizer can be used to organize information and to check for understanding as students read nonfiction books. Our student consultants come from various areas of business and economics, who demonstrate. Dr lisa lim asks what the case of hong kongs star policeman says about the citys language policy. Users can reserve these rooms for a maximum of 2 hours per day. Investigating the use of graphic organizers for writing.

Mar 01, 2016 using graphic organizers in writing fourthgrade class duration. Opening hours of the hong kong university libraries. The programme offers one year of intensive and dedicated study among fellow writers at the hku black box studio, a home to creative writers and the arts. His revolutionary font design and layout arrangement has been influencing the development of trendsetting magazines worldwide in the recent 20 years. Book talk presentation fort thomas independent schools. She has a zest for exploring the complementarity between philanthropy and environmental protection with the hopes of achieving her social aspiration of eradicating poverty, protecting the planet and ensuring prosperity for all. A series of books on important paediatric diseases for. The estates office serves the university in campus planning and development, project management and facility management functions. Here is a simple, yet complex worksheet for students to complete after reading a book. This collection of 40 free literature graphic organizers is designed to meet standards addressing key ideas in literature for fourth and fifth grade students. It seems like we have spent a great deal of time searching for the perfect graphic organizer.

Literature graphic organizers the curriculum corner 456. It also offers powerful analytics and realtime data tracking features which could save users effort in collecting and. The limits of graphic organizers, or more tales from a. The graphic organizers can also be used for various learning situations such as whole class, pairwork, groupwork, etc and adapted for use in inclusive classrooms. Using graphic organizers for writing essays, summaries and. Please login with your hku portal uid user identification and pin personal identification number. A graphic organizer is a visual diagram that represents the information in the text. Book talk graphic organizer santee school district. Graphic organizers for reading comprehension when we read stories in class, occasionally there may be some parts that are a bit confusing. The mfa at the university of hong kong is the first mfa programme in creative writing in hong kong and asia. Master of fine arts in the field of creative writing in. Apr 15, 20 free nonfiction notes graphic organizer.

Hku arts and humanities rises to th in the qs university subject rankings 2017. Also included, is a section where the students draw a picture about the main part of. Violette cornelius aki hku jurriaan schrofer graphic design company photography duration. Theyll help you think outside the box, draw conclusions you wouldnt normally observe, and make the entire process faster and more. Undergraduate the faculty of business and economics takes an entrepreneurial approach to meeting the challenges of a rapidly changing economic and business environment. Investigating the use of graphic organizers for writing a thesis submitted to the graduate faculty of the louisiana state university and agricultural and mechanical. The earliest book length treatise in chinese literary criticism, the wenxin diaolong is of central importance in the chinese tradition. Help students soar in reading, writing, social studies, science, math, and more with this giant collection of fun, easytouse graphic organizers. Using graphic organizers in writing fourthgrade class duration. According to robinson and kiewras 1995 researci, graphic organizers are more efficient than outlines because their visual format shows relationships between and amlong concepts. These graphic organizers are great for responding to reading. What helped far more was setting up the students with opportunities to talkand with us, as teachers, having a deeper vision of where that talk could lead. Review, which is the universitys annual report, and the bulletin, the hku magazine that features. This resource includes a graphic organizer, cover page, book pages, and vocabulary cards for four animals.

It uses several types of graphic organizers to help students organize their thoughts. The faculty of arts is one of the flagship faculties of the university of hong kon g and one of the finest humanities faculties in the region and internationally. Oct 09, 2018 not only enjoyable but graphic organizers or diagrams can make the writing process a snap. Find books special and inclusive education libguides at.