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Story reading Keep a notebook and record this information for the stories we read. Share your notes with your classmates, and help each other. Adapted from Chris Davanzo.

Examples of the People & Events tables:

People (page 1)

Name: Gender Approx Age

Page introduced

Spoke to who / Knows who Traits & other information

Narrator / Oliver ♂

(university aged adult)

1 Girl who died Studies at Harvard Uni, goes to Radcliff Library

Girl who died ♀ 25 (died) 1 Oliver Likes classical music, & the

Beatles

Events (page 2) Pg: Who What When Where Why How 2 Oliver &

Quiet girl with glasses

Had an angry exchange

At the library

She doesn’t like Harvard boys, and he needed a book from her

Thirteen Most Common Themes in Literature and Media With your classmates, think of example movies or novels for each of the following themes. Be prepared to share and discuss these examples with the class.

1. Humans struggle against nature

2. Man or woman struggles against societal pressure

3. Man or woman struggles to understand divinity

4. Crime does not pay

5. Overcoming adversity

6. Friendship is dependent on sacrifice

7. The importance of family

8. Yin and yang (opposites balance each other)

9. Love is the worthiest of pursuits

10. Death is part of the life cycle

11. Sacrifices bring reward

12. Human beings all have the same needs

13. (add your own idea) Adapted from John Howrey


Extensive Reading Discussion Use these questions as a guide to start talking about your reading. Of course, please create your own questions on the spot. How many books did you read this week? / How many words did you read?

How many new or interesting words or phrases did you discover?

o What new words or phrases did you write into your vocabulary notebook?

What was the most interesting thing you read this week?

o What was it about? = summarise the story (+ many questions)

o Have you experienced anything like that? (+ many questions)

o Have you heard of this happening before? (+ many questions)

o Would you recommend other people to read the book? Where did you find the book? (+ many questions)

Thanks. Who’s next?

Article Discussion Questions Discuss these questions with a partner. Give long answers with lots of details.

1. What was your first reaction to this article? How long did it take you to read? What was the level of difficulty for you? (was it really easy or kind of difficult?). How many words did you have to check?

2. Can you give us your one minute summary of the article?

a. What are some important points about this? What was something important you learnt from this? What surprised you? What did you already know?

b. Are there any points you disagree with? Why? Are there any points you agree with? Why?

3. This article is very short. What more information would you like to know or learn about? What information seemed a bit unnecessary?

4. Was any vocabulary or phrases interesting to you? What vocabulary will you put into your vocabulary notebook? Which words are easier to explain in simple English? Which words do you hope won’t be on a vocabulary quiz? Why?

5. Did you like this article? Why? Would you recommend other people to read this? Who should?


Name: ________________________________

Student number: _______________________

Date: _____________ / Week: ______

Report number: _________

EXAMPLE: Extensive Reading Report: Fiction This is an example of how to fill out an extensive reading report. If there is something you don’t understand, ask your teacher.

Graded Reader or other ER source: Title: __________________________________________ Author: ____________________

Publisher or URL: _______________________________ Level: _________________

Word count: _________ words. Headwords: _______ Words read: ___________ words.

Location / Shelf / Call number: ____________ Year of publication: _________

Summary Write a summary of what you read.

Your opinion Write your opinion or reaction. You could include what you agreed or disagreed with.

NB: You may receive 0% for plagiarism.


Name: ________________________________

Student number: _______________________

Date: _____________ / Week: ______


Extensive Reading Report: Fiction Keep all of these reports in a file and fill in one per week. You must make your own copies of these handouts, and you can download replacements from http://winjeel.com. Andrew may randomly collect or demand to see any of report for any particular week. Any report without sufficient information or is submitted late may receive a zero mark.

Graded Reader or other ER source:

Title: __________________________________________ Author: ____________________

Publisher or URL: _______________________________ Level: _________________




Your opinion Write your opinion or reaction. You could include what you agreed or disagreed with.



Name: ________________________________

Student number: _______________________

Date: _____________ / Week: ______


Extensive Reading Report: Non-fiction Keep all of these reports in a file and fill in one per week. You must make your own copies of these handouts, and you can download replacements from http://winjeel.com. Andrew may randomly collect or demand to see any of report for any particular week. Any report without sufficient information or is submitted late may receive a zero mark.

Book or article:

Title: ___________________________________________ Author: ___________________

Publisher or Website: ______________________________ Genre / theme: _____________

Shelf / Call number / URL: _________________________ Date of publication: _________

Word count: _________ words. Words read: __________ words.

What it’s about Write a summary of what you learnt.

Your reaction Write your reaction. You could include what you knew and didn’t know, agreed or disagreed with.

NB: You may receive 0% for plagiarism and academic fraud.


Name: ________________________________

Student number: _______________________

Date: _____________ / Week: ______


Extensive Reading Report: Book to Movie Keep all of these reports in a file and fill in one per week. You must make your own copies of these handouts, and you can download replacements from http://winjeel.com. Andrew may randomly collect or demand to see any of report for any particular week. Any report without sufficient information or is submitted late may receive a zero mark.

Graded Reader or other ER source: Name of book or title: ____________________________________________

Publisher or URL: _________________________________ Level: _________________


Shelf / Call number: ____________ Year of publication: __________


If made into a movie If you could make this story into a movie, who would you like to see acting and directing it? What music or sound track would you like? Where would the movie be set? Give a lot of details.



Name: ________________________________

Student number: _______________________

Date: _____________ / Week: ______


Extensive Reading Report: Fiction, Story Structure Keep all of these reports in a file and fill in one per week. You must make your own copies of these handouts, and you can download replacements from http://winjeel.com. Andrew may randomly collect or demand to see any of report for any particular week. Any report without sufficient information or is submitted late may receive a zero mark.

Details:

Title: __________________________________________ Author: ___________________

Publisher or URL: ________________________________ Level: _________________



Main characters Name: ♂/♀: Chapter & page

number intro’ed: Socio-economic class or job:

Main traits, events, or actions:

Structure / Summary Most stories follow this structure. If your story follows this, then use this below or modify it. Beginning Introducing the problem

Middle Main events, or how the main character solved problem(s)

End The resolution of the story

Your Reaction Write, in detail, how you felt about the book with reasons.


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