Reading introduction

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 3

      Your phone is in the bag / earpods are out / coat is off

Your books and pen are on your table

You'll wait until we start with our lesson

             We let each other speak and listen to each other. We show respect.

     

Expectations

Goals for today:

At the end of this lesson: You know how to choose a book that fits your level 

Program:

- Explaining genres, different books

Different genres

Young Adult: Books for 12-18 year olds

Thriller: Suspense, crime

Romance: Love story between two people

Different genres

Science-fiction: Imaginary world, worldbuilding (inhabitants, geography, flora and fauna, technology)

Fantasy: Imaginary creatures, mythical, supernatural

Manga: Japanese comics, anime

Cinderella is dead

•  Young Adult
• LGBTQ+
•  About a queer girl living in the same world as Cinderella 200 years after her death

The fault in our stars

• Young adult 
• Two young people, who both have cancer, fall in love
• There's also a movie! 

Manga books

• My hero academia
•  Attack on titan
•  A silent voice
•  Avatar 

One of us is lying

•  Young Adult
•  Mystery 
•  One person is murdered
•  Points-of-view of 4 students 

Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone

• Fantasy 
• About a magical school
•  There are movies as well! (but the books are better)

Dear Martin

• Young Adult
•  Written as a reaction to the murder of Jordan Davis
• About an African-American boy who gets arrested by a white police officer for no reason
•  He writes letters to Martin Luther King about his situation

Hearstopper 1-4

•  Romance/young adult
• Boy meets boy. Boys fall in love (LGBTQ+)
•  About love, friendship, mental illness and loyalty 

Warrior cats

• Fantasy
• 6 parts
• About the adventures of cats who live in clans 

The 100 

• Science fiction
•  About a group of young people who used to live in space but come back to earth after a nuclear war has happened!
•  Also a series on Netflix!

Colleen Hoover books 

The diary of a wimpy kid / dork diary

Other books available

Other books available

Booktok @ Tiktok

•  Discusses popular books
•  Focusses on young adults

www.tiktok.com

Pick a book

• Check with your teacher if this suits your reading level
• Not sure about your reading level? Do the test: https://www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/english-level-test/reading
•  Also check your previous cito-scores 

Which book would you like to read? and why?