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Take the Challenge!. Sheltered [ESL] ENG-III Summer Reading Program. Jump into the Reader’s. It’s Fun! It’s Easy!. Choose your own book or select one of our recommendations. Books to Consider. Science Fiction. The Hunger Games by Susan Collins Gregor the Overlander by Susan Collins
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Take the Challenge! Sheltered [ESL] ENG-IIISummer Reading Program Jump into the Reader’s It’s Fun! It’s Easy! Choose your own book or select one of our recommendations
Books to Consider Science Fiction • The Hunger Games by Susan Collins • Gregor the Overlander by Susan Collins • Leviathan by Scott Westerfield Fiction • Ranger’s Apprentice by John Flanagan • Matched by Alli Condie • Meg by Steve Alten • Divergent by Veronica Roth Non-Fiction • Biography of Steve Jobs • (the founder of Apple Computers) by Karen Blumenthal • Small Steps, The Year I Got Polio by Peg Kehret • The Time Keepers by Kevin Cropp Autobiography • The Pact by Drs. Sampson Davis, • Kameck Hunt & George Jenkins
1st – Select & Read a Book 2nd – Do 3 Activities 3rd – Present your Activities in ENG-III class, Fall 2012 What to Do Choose 1 Character Activity Create character cards 1. Use 2 index cards. 2. For your 2 main characters, create character cards. 3. Create a picture of your 2 main characters on one side of the cards. 4. Write a description of your characters on the other side of their cards. Include your character’s description, attitude, thoughts, personality. OR Create a Fakebook Page for 1 Main Character (there is no cost) 1. Access www.Fakebook.com. 2. Follow online directions to create & print your character’s Fakebook page.
2nd – Do 3 Activities Vocabulary Activity • Create a Vocabulary Quilt • Use index cards. • Choose 12 words from your book. • Write 1 word on one side of a card; • draw a picture to represent the word on the other side of the card. • 4. Glue your index cards with the picture showing on a large piece of paper • like a patchwork quilt. Plot Activity Create a Graphic Timeline 1. Using a large piece of paper, create a timeline of major events. 2. Show the progression of the story. Create a “spot” on your timeline for each chapter. Then, give a brief description under the “spot” of what happens in that chapter. Happy Reading! See you in the Fall