Reading a book - Lesson 1.1 - Introduction & Orientation

Reading Log / Book Project
HV2 2024-2025
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Reading Log / Book Project
HV2 2024-2025

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The Reading assignment
The assignment consists of three parts:
Emotions chart
You will keep track while reading and fill it in during class and at home.
Moodboard (setting/context)
You will collect pictures that match the setting while reading
Presentation
After finishing the book, you will use the Emotions Chart and
Moodboard to present the story of your book.

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Reading Log/Book Project (HV2)
Today:
Lesson 1.1: Introduction / choosing a genre/book

Coming up:
Lesson 1.2/1.3: Reading motivation
Lesson 2.1/2.2: Emotions & Context (Moodboard)
Lesson 3: Example presentation + Rubric
Lesson 4: Practice presentations / give feedback

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Schedule for the coming weeks
  • You have 6 weeks to read a book
  • Week 1 and 2: Choosing a book; Reading motivation
  • Week 3: Motivation and Setting
  • Week 4: Grammar and Vocabulary
  • Week 5: Example presentation
  • Week 6: Work independently + practise your presentation
  • Week 7: Hand in your reading assignment

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Where do I start in order to pick a good book???

Well, it starts with asking yourself what kind of genres you like...  Genre?...  What's that?

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Different Genres

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Which genres do you know?

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Quiz time!
Click on the link on the next page and take a quiz to find out which genre suits you best!

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Time to start thinking about which book you would like to read...

On the following slides, you will start getting an idea about different books in different genres.
If a title looks interesting, write it down.
Start making a list of books (minimum of three) that you might find interesting to read.
On the next pages, you'll already get some ideas...

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Mystery / Thriller

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Mystery / Thriller

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Action / adventure

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Action / adventure

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Realistic fiction

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Realistic fiction

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Historical fiction

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Historical fiction

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Fantasy

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Science fiction

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Romance

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In SomToday under Vakken / Engels / Leermiddelen, you will find a file with a list of book titles that could be of interest.
Open the file "ENGLISH BOOKS MEDIATHEEK (overzicht niveaus)".
You can also google some of the titles you found interesting on slides 10 to 20 or visit some of the websites on the next slide
to get more information about books.

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Websites that can help you find information on books
Go to one of the following websites to have a look at book ideas. Pick three books from the list in SomToday that you think you might find interesting. Note the title of a book if you think you might like to read it. Read a short summary, see what age group is recommended for a specific book, check how many pages it has...

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Book 1:
Note down the title of the 1st book you might like to read. Also write down what it is about in approximately 3 sentences, what age group it is recommended for, what genre it belongs to & how many pages it has.

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Book 2:
Note down the title of the 2nd book you might like to read. Also write down what it is about in approximately 3 sentences, what age group it is recommended for, what genre it belongs to & how many pages it has.

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Book 3:
Note down the title of the 3rd book you might like to read. Also write down what it is about in approximately 3 sentences, what age group it is recommended for, what genre it belongs to & how many pages it has.

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Homework Thursday the 7th of November
- Finish this LessonUp
- Bring your book to school (if you have already chosen one).

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