EDU221FiresFirstReading

1. Read the Preface, Introduction, Chapter 1, and Chapter 2 of //Fires in the Bathroom//.

2. For each chapter in //Fires in the Bathroom,// pick one thing from the chapter that "jumped out at you". . . something you would've highlighted on the print version, or something that surprised you or made you mad, or something that you felt you could really relate to or that you wholeheartedly agreed/disagreed with. Pick that one thing (an incident, an idea, a quote, a theme) to write about it in your Quick Response (QR) blog entry.

3. Write one QR for chapter 1 and write a second (and separate) QR for chapter 2. (You do not need a QR for the Preface or the Introduction.) Each QR has 2 parts:
 * 1) The first part is 1 to 3 sentences that describe the part of the chapter that jumped out at you. This is not the opinion paragraph. Explain what the author said in your own words. If you quote something from the book, be sure to put quotation marks around it and tell what page it came from. Imagine that you are having a conversation with someone who hasn't read the book. Give a quick summary of what the book had to say in the part that jumped out at you.
 * 2) Start a new paragraph for the second part. Now write 2 to 5 sentences that describe why that part of the reading "jumped out at you". This is the opinion portion of the QR. Tell how you feel about the part of the chapter you've selected. Possible questions to answer: Why did it jump out at you? How will it impact your thinking as a teacher? What did it remind you of from your learning experiences? Do you agree or disagree with it and why?

4. Email your two QRs to Dr. Theresa (one 2-paragraph QR for chapter 1 and a second 2-paragraph QR for chapter 2) in a typed, digital format (a Word document, or text document, or the body of an email you sent to yourself, or . . .). After feedback, you copy and paste your writing into its final destination in the Teacher Tool Kit during class.