amy murphy

iRead: Reading Comprehension: Story Elements

“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens

Directions:

1. Log in as yourself, open Garage Band (Create New Music Project)
2. Save the recording as:  FLast_iRead_RCT1 (ex: AMurphy_iRead_RCT1)
3. Prepare your music project:
1. Close the keyboard
2. Turn OFF the metronome (got to control and uncheck metronome)
3. Click the plus sign at the bottom of the window and select REAL instrument, select vocals
4. Select your name (if you have previously saved a vocal instrument as your name - if not, follow the instructions for creating your own vocal instrument)
5. Click the Inspector button (blue “i”)
4. Begin recording (click the red record button).  There are three main sections, be sure to include all three in your recording.  Use your chapter/scene summaries and vocabulary list for the “Content” recording.
1. Intro: Introduce yourself and the subject of the recording: Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”  (Remember, you’re giving a summary for each story element.)
2. Content: For each story element (Exposition, Development and Resolution) give a brief summary.  Include in each your opinion of the characters, story plot, and any other related and appropriate comment.
3. Outro: Say goodbye or another appropriate ending/closing
5. Send (share) the recording to iTunes:
1. Go to Share
2. Click “Send song to iTunes”
3. Click “share” (Do not change any information)
6. 6.  Quit GarageBand

iRead: Oral Fluency

Directions:

1. Log in as yourself, open Garage Band (Create New Music Project)
2. Save the recording as:  FLast_iRead_OFT1 (ex: AMurphy_iRead_OFT1)
3. Prepare your music project:
1. Close the keyboard
2. Turn OFF the metronome (got to control and uncheck metronome)
3. Click the plus sign at the bottom of the window and select REAL instrument, select vocals
4. Select female basic or male basic
5. Click the details arrow at the bottom of the window and uncheck echo and reverb
6. Click save instrument and type your first name
4. Click the Inspector button (blue “i”)
5. Begin recording (click the red record button).  There are three sections, be sure to include all three in your recording.
1. Intro: Introduce yourself and read the title of the recording: Oral Fluency Test
2. Content: Read the “student passage” ONCE all the way through without stopping and WITHOUT editing
3. Outro: Say goodbye or another appropriate ending/closing
6. Send (share) the recording to iTunes:
1. Go to Share
2. Click “Send song to iTunes”
3. Click “share”  (Do not change any information)
7. Quit GarageBand

Note:  I used the Prentice Hall, 7th Grade Oral Fluency Student Passage for this recording.  

The directions are included as an attachment.