I Read It, but I Don't Get It by Cris Tovani 7

                                                          Chapter 7

**FRUITS**
I agree with her about the fact that students should try to take responsibility for "learning", instead of blaming others for what they do not comprehend. The sweetest fruits in this section were picked from the section where she suggested that the students:
1. Interact with the text
2. Motivate themselves to read
3. Clarify information in the text
4. Infer beyond the literal meaning

Although I feel as though these fruits have already been eaten.

**WEEDS**
As I was reading this chapter I thought about the TEOSL/TEFL certification course that I took in Oxford seminars this summer. The instructor spoke to us about "teacher speak" and the importance of repetition. With that being said, I'm hoping that this is what Tovani is attempting to do in this chapter (repeat everything that she said in other chapters) because at this point some of her tips are becoming a bit bromidic  to me (seriously)! But, if that is what she intended, it's all good.

** BASKET**
I will re-pick the fruits that I plucked from this chapter (and a few others) and in my basket I will add the teaching point #4 from page 95, which is "Teach students that answers to their questions can be found in three places: in the text, in their head, and in another source. Give examples of each." Initially, I thought this chapter wreaked with repetitious advice, but this nugget of wisdom that I added to the basket, is one of the best tips that she offers in the entire book. I appreciate the way she exonerates herself from being deemed as corny. Nice move Chris! :D