Reading Comprehension Strategy: Evaluating Text Through

Reading Log and Grand Conversation

Presented by:

Tri Ilma Septiana

What is evaluation?

According to Longman Advanced American Dictionary evaluation can be definedas a judgment about how good, useful, or successful something is.

Evaluation is done when a reader decides what they like (interest) or do not likeabout what they have read.

Evaluation is the reader’s chance to assess the book or essence of text.

When do you evaluate a text?

As a reader, you can evaluate a text “Duringand After” reading.What is benefit of evaluate a

text?Evaluating text (1) allows a reader to expresshis/her opinion about the text or story, (2)make a logical guess (inference) or come toa conclusion based on the story or text, and(3) help reader to measure his/hercomprehension.

Some Points in Evaluating Text or Story

Decide if the author was able to make the text or story come to life.

Decide if the text or story was informative, entertaining or useful.

Think about how well you understood the text or story. (Do you have background knowledge relate to the topic?)

Decide if you enjoyed the text or story (Interest and attention).

What questions can you ask to evaluate a text?Did the text or story make sense or

reasonable? (supported by evidences andup to date)What did I like about the text or story?

What did I dislike? Explain.Does the text or story remind me ofanything? Why?

How the author present information orconvey the message ?

What I have learnt or obtained fromtext or story?

How Do You Evaluate Text?

In Evaluating text or story, a

reader can write his/her

reflection in reading log and

talk about his/her evaluation

in grand conversations or other discussions.

Reader also can evaluate the

tone and theme of text.

Theme

Grand Convers

tions

Reading Log

Tone

Evaluating Text or Story Through Tone

Tone

Angered

Humorous

Informative

Exaggerated

Happy

Annoyed

Tone can be defined as the writer'sattitude about subject in text or story(showing emotion in writing).For instance: if the author is beingfunny, then the tone might behumorous, if the author is makingfun of something, the tone might besarcastic, if the author feel stronglythat is something is right or wrong,the tone might be impassioned.

Evaluating Text or Story Through Theme

Them

Perseverance

Courage

Obedience

Honesty

Kindness

Loyalty

Theme is the moral of the story,or usually is called the “life lesson”to be learned from a piece ofwriting or text.

Reading LogsReading log is a chart in which readers write or draw their thoughts, feelings, or reactions about what they have read. In this reading log, readers write response about information in the text, finding main idea, give comments, make diagrams, or draw

Procedure of Making Reading Log

1

• Preparing reading Log: Readers makereading logs by drawing some column andwrite the title and the name of author.

2

• Write entries: Readers write their reactionsand reflections, make diagrams or illustration,and jotting down memorable quotes orkeywords.

3

• Share entries: Teacher monitor readers’ work by reading and responding to their entries.

Teacher also ask questions and write comments.

Example of Reading Logs

Reading Log

What have you read from the

text?

Main idea Key words Connections Do you like what

you read? Why or

why not?

From the article, I’ve read on the

two declaration of presidential

and vice presidential candidates

from two big axis (Jokowi – Jk &

Prabowo – Hatta) that will be

battled on Presidential election on

July 9, 2014.

Prabowo – Hatta which

supported by red-white

coalition declared their

presidential candidate in the

historic Polonia House.

Meanwhile Jokowi - JK

which supported by populist

coalition declared their

presidential candidate in the

Joang 45 Building.

Candidate,

Coalition,

Declared,

It reminds me with the

presidential system that

have been occurred in

Indonesia for more than

one decade, that require

every candidate of

president to fill

presidential threshold.

I like this text because

this text is very

informative. It

provides valuable

information about the

two presidential

candidate with their

coalition friends.

Comments Summarize Genre Tone Theme

My opinion, the presidential

election will be precise

momentum for Indonesian to seek

for new leaders who can bring

Indonesia to better future.

There are only two

presidential-mate candidates

who have registered to

General Elections

Commission (KPU) to join

the presidential election on

July 9, 2014.

Non-Fiction

(Politics)

Sarcasm;

Aburizal said popularity

alone would not resolve

the nation’s problems. We

require a qualified leader.

The battle of politics

(How to win the

people’s

trust/mandate)

Name : Tri Ilma Title : Prabowo more flamboyant, Jokowi low-key

Date : May 22, 2014. Author : Arya Dipa

Grand ConversationsGrand Conversation are discussions in which studentsexplore the big ideas and reflect on their feelings(Peterson & Eeds, 2007).

In Grand Conversations, students talk about whatpuzzles them, what they find interesting, and theirconnections to the story.

Grand Conversations have two parts. (1) Open ended:students talk about their reactions to the book, theircomments determine the direction of theconversation, teacher share his/her responses, askquestions, and provide information. (2) teacher focusstudents’ attention on one or two topics that theydidn’t talk about in the first part conversation.

Procedure of Grand ConversationsRead the book • Students read a text or story

Prepare for the grand conversations

• Students think about text or story by drawing pictures or writing their reflection in reading log.

Begin the grand conversation

• Firstly, teacher asks students to make a small group discussion for few minutes, furthermore students form a circle for the class conversation.

Ask questions

Conclude the conversation

Reflect on the conversation

• Teacher asks questions to students randomly to test their understanding of text.

• Students write (or write again) inreading logs to reflect on the ideasthey’ve discussed.

• After exploring all of the big ideas, bothteacher and students end the conversation bysummarizing and drawing conclusions aboutthe text or story.

Some Expressions of Giving Opinion, Fact, Like & Dislike

Giving Opinion Giving Fact Like Dislike

I think it’s a good idea,…

Well, I must say…

I think, I must say…

I’d say ….

In my point of view….

I feel That..

I guess that…

Here is the fact/story….

Let me tell you…./The fact….

Well, the story like this…

I like…

I love…

I really enjoy….

I do like (love)…

I’m (really )/very fond of….

I dislike

I’m afraid I don’t like…

I (Really) hate…

I can’t bear…

I can’t stand…