Reading project 9A+9B vt 2021: w.8-16

This is a reading project in which you will read a book of your own choice for 4 weeks, so you need to divide the book into 4 parts. You will discuss the book through starters and a shorter text. You will also choose which kind of presentation you want to do, but to help you, you will get 40 different tips in this plan.

Way of working

You will:

• divide the book into 4 parts
• read 1 part/week (1/4 of the book)
• use w.9 (sports holiday) to read if you need/want to
• discuss the book during lessons
• work with words from your book
• translate on shorter part of the book which captures the atmosphere and/or mood in that specific part
• one shortwriting as a starter in which you will write about your favourite character + make comparisons

Reading Schedule w.8-15

w.8

9A Monday 22/2 - 9B Tuesday 23/2

• Choose book
• Start reading
• Taking notes about: the introduction, plot, characters, settings, messages, examples from the English Culture, your favourite scene and own opinions

Thursday 25/2

• STARTER: An oral discussion about the Introduction (2 and 2):

              1. In what way does the book start (description of characters or environment? With the plot, something that's                            happening? Something else?)

              2. What kind of information do you get about the characters, the plot, something else?)

              3. Discuss the language in the book. (Level of vocabulary? The atmosphere (poetic, scary, realistic...)? Length of                      sentences? Dialogue/Text body? Anything else? Support with examples or quotes from your book.

• Have read 1/4 of the book

w.10

9A Monday 8/3 - 9B Tuesday 9/3

• STARTER: The plan in Unikum.
• Prepare for the starter on Thursday. Pick out five words you don't know and write tehm on pieces of paper (cards 5x5cm) + write an explanation of the word in English on the backside of the cards.
• Read your book + take notes + pick out quotes (that shows: the personality of the characters/the environment/the messages/etc...)

Thursday 11/3

• STARTER (in groups of three or four): Learn the words you prepared last lesson. Take turns to guess the word or the explanation of the word = you'll get the card.
• Revise your Travel Blog
• Read the book + take notes

w.11

9A Monday 15/3 - 9B Tuesday 16/3

• STARTER: Shortwriting in Unikum: Your favourite character: describe, explain, motivate +  compare with yourself + compare with another book or film
• Read your book + take notes + pick out quotes (that shows: the personality of the characters/the environment/the messages/etc...)

Thursday 18/3

• STARTER: Find 2-3 good quotes that show the messages of the book + discuss with a classmate
• Have read 2/4 of the book 

w.12

9A Monday 22/3 LEDIGT

9B Tuesday 23/3 - 9A Thursday 25/3

• STARTER: Translate a shorter part of the book, in which you can sense the atmosphere and/or the mood (e.g. Cheerful, Reflective, Gloomy, Humorous, Melancholy, Idyllic, Whimsical, Romantic, Mysterious, Ominous, Calm, Lighthearted, Hopeful, Angry, Fearful, Scary, Tense, Lonely, Maddening, Sad, Fearful, Desiring, Love/Loving, Paranoia, Depressing, Suspense/Suspenseful). You HAVE TO catch the mood in your Swedish translation.

   

• Read your book + take notes + pick out quotes (that shows: the personality of the characters/the environment/the messages/etc...)

9B Thursday 25/3 - 9A Monday 29/3

• STARTER: Choose how to present the book
• Read + take Notes & Quotes
• Have read 3/4 of the book

w.13

9A Monday 29/3 [9B Tuesday 30/3: UTVECKLINGSSAMTAL]

• STARTER: Choose how to present the book
• Read the book + take Notes & Quotes
• Have read 3/4 of the book
• Discussion - free choice of topics (last 5 min)

Thursday 1/4

• STARTER: (in groups of three): Discuss the messages in your book
• Read the book + take Notes & Quotes

w.14 EASTER HOLIDAY

w.15

9A Monday 12/4 - 9B Tuesday 13/4

Listening TEST

Thursday 15/4

Reading TEST 

w.16

Monday 19/4 (9A English lesson 9B HEL-lesson)

Reading TEST

Thursday 22/4

• STARTER: (in groups of three): Discuss thoughts the book has left you with + own opinions about the book in general
• Have read 4/4 of the book = Finished reading the book
• Presentation of your book

w.17

9A Monday 26/4 - 9B Tuesday 27/4

• Presentation of your book

Thursday 29/4

• STARTER: Evaluation of the Reading Project
• Introduction American History X

Examinations

A. Written: One shortwriting: Your favourite character + compare with yourself + another book or film

B. Your own choice of presentation. Choose from these suggestions:

1.    An analyzes: a) Introduction b) Main characters c) Environments in the book d) Link to the era or genre e) Message

     f) Summary of the plot g) Own discussion about the book (opinions, thoughts)

2.   Act like one of the characters in the book - tell about yourself and your role in the story (Oral presentation or in writing).

3.   Do an interview with one of the characters in the book.(Oral presentation or in writing)

4.   Rewrite a scene from the book into a play script.   

5.   Write a manuscript and act a scene from the book.  

6.  Make a description of one of the characters. (Oral presentation or in writing)

7.   Draw the story with pictures.

8.   Draw the story in comic book/strip form.

9.    Make a timeline of the events in the book. (Oral presentation or in writing)

10.  Act like the author - tell the story behind the book you have written. (Oral presentation or in writing)

11.  Interview the author. (Oral presentation or in writing)

12.  Make a book cover - draw a picture of an important event in the book and write a summary of the story.

13.  Write a sequel to the book (book nr.2).

14.  Write the next chapter in the book.

15.  Write about the ending of the book.

16.  Design an ad so that you get the urge to read the book.

17.  Write a letter to a person in the book.

18.  Write a letter from one of the people in the book to someone else.

19.  Write a letter to the author.

20.  Compare the book with the movie. (Oral presentation or in writing)

21.  Compare the book with another book. (Oral presentation or in writing)

22.  Write a newspaper article covering an event or a situation in the book.

23.  Write an obituary (minnesruna) of a person in the book.

24.  Write a tribute speech to a person in the book. (Oral presentation or in writing OR both!)

25.  Make a commercial for TV or radio to sell the book - (Oral presentation or filmed version)

26.  Draw or paint a picture from the book and then tell the class about events and people in your picture.

27.  Make a list of questions that you ask the class about how they would react to events or situations that the people in the book are faced with.

28.  Choose an event from the book and rewrite it the way you want it.

29.  Write a song that you can rap or sing.

30.  Write a poem about the message or a situation in the book.

31.  Make a video about the message or a situation in the book.

32.  Make a board game based on the story.

33.  Make an on-site live newscast.

34.  Write an epilogue.

35.  Write a prologue.

36.  Write a book review for the culture page in a magazine.

37.  Book Review

38.  Book talk in group - recorded.

39.  Book talk recorded on film.

40.  Oral presentation in the classroom with e.g. a Power Point.

Läroplanskopplingar

Syfte

• förstå och tolka innehållet i talad engelska och i olika slags texter,
• formulera sig och kommunicera i tal och skrift,
• använda språkliga strategier för att förstå och göra sig förstådda,
• anpassa språket efter olika syften, mottagare och sammanhang, och
• reflektera över livsvillkor, samhällsfrågor och kulturella företeelser i olika sammanhang och delar av världen där engelska används.

Centralt innehåll

• Aktuella och för eleverna välbekanta ämnesområden.
• Intressen, vardagliga situationer, aktiviteter, händelseförlopp samt relationer och etiska frågor.
• Åsikter, erfarenheter, känslor och framtidsplaner.
• Levnadsvillkor, traditioner, sociala relationer och kulturella företeelser i olika sammanhang och områden där engelska används.
• Talad engelska och texter från olika medier.
• Muntliga och skriftliga instruktioner och beskrivningar.
• Olika former av samtal, dialoger, intervjuer och muntliga framställningar.
• Skönlitteratur och annan fiktion även i talad, dramatiserad och filmatiserad form.
• Strategier för att uppfatta detaljer och sammanhang i talat språk och texter, till exempel att anpassa lyssnande och läsning efter framställningens form, innehåll och syfte.
• Olika sätt att bearbeta egna framställningar för att variera, tydliggöra, precisera och anpassa dem efter deras syften.
• Muntliga och skriftliga berättelser, beskrivningar och instruktioner.
• Samtal och diskussioner samt argumentation.
• Språkliga strategier för att förstå och göra sig förstådd när språket inte räcker till, till exempel omformuleringar, frågor och förklaringar.
• Språkliga strategier för att bidra till och aktivt medverka i samtal genom att ta initiativ till interaktion, ge bekräftelse, ställa följdfrågor, ta initiativ till nya frågeställningar och ämnesområden samt för att avsluta samtalet.
• Språkliga företeelser för att förtydliga, variera och berika kommunikationen som uttal, intonation och fasta språkliga uttryck, grammatiska strukturer och satsbyggnad.

Uppgifter

Shortwriting: Who is your favourite character? Describe, explain, motivate, give examples from the book + compare with yourself + compare with another book or film.

• Describe, explain, motivate, give examples from the book
• Compare with yourself
• Compare with another book or film.