[etni] Re: Extensive reading

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Jane -
I wouldn't "ban" any book. (I have ben reading the Harry Potter series and
think they are really good. And a lot of my pupils have read them - in
English).
We  do the book reports in class, they have to bring the book with them, and
we always include a question about the text. For example:
 Mention two words or phrases you weren’t familiar with before you read the
book.
page ___ :_______________    page ___:_______________
Use  them in meaningful sentences. (Don’t copy from the book!!) Translate
the sentences.
or
What is your favorite sentence in the book?
 Why do you like this sentence?
Translate it.

So they must have read the book.
Of course, there are other questions about conflict, a character and so on.

Also - a week after I tell them to start reading the book, they bring the
book to school, I look over it with them and make a list of who is reading
what.

This works in a good 5 point 10th grade, I'm not sure what would happen in a
weaker class.
     sara


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Subject: [etni] Extensive reading


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> I agree that it's very difficult to keep tabs on the kids' extensive
> reading if the books aren't actually read in class.
>     While checking my yod-aleph class' extensive reading quiz last night,
I
> had an idea which I'd like feedback on, although it may sound silly. What
> about giving the kids a list of books they may not "read" for extensive
> reading purposes--e.g., "Animal Farm," "A Catcher in the Rye," "Lord of
the
> Flies" and the other books they will have read in Hebrew for their Hebrew
> Lit class required reading. The "Harry Potter" books should be another
> no-no, since kids who can't string an English sentence together try to
> persuade me that they've read a 500-page Harry Potter book in English.
What
> do you think about this, or does it smack too much of censorship?
>     Jane Berman
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