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Summer Reading 2008-2009
ESOL Summer Reading Portfolio
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This is the Summer Reading Portfolio Assignment
ONLY for Wheeler High School English Language
Learners entering grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 ESOL
English classes with Ms. Venezia or Ms. Lyons.
To be ready for the next school year, students MUST
practice reading and writing English during the
10 weeks of summer vacation time.
DUE DATE: Give the summer reading portfolio to
Ms. Venezia or Ms. Lyons on the first day of school
in August, no matter which semester you have the
English class.
The student will write an essay test about some
of the articles in class the first week of English
class.
This Summer Reading Portfolio and the in-class essay
test count 2 test grades in your English class.
The student may use the portfolio to write the required
essay in class.
Two zeros will begin the semester for those students
who do not do this assignment!
Follow these instructions:
Step 1:
Choose the grade you want to make:
Grade A includes 25 articles.
Grade B includes 20 articles.
Grade C includes 15 articles.
Grade D includes 10 articles.
Step 2:
Cut out articles about CURRENT EVENTS from newspapers,
magazines or
print articles from the Internet. Any news subject
written in English and
appropriate for school is ok. Two examples of Internet
websites are
http://www.cnn.com
and http://usatoday.com
Step 3:
Write a ½ page summary (at least 6-7 sentences)
explaining in your words
what each news article is stating. Choose articles
long enough to write at least ½ page.
YOUR SUMMARY NEEDS TO BE ORIGINAL, NOT COPIED!
Step 4:
*Get a 3-ring notebook and neatly organize
articles BY TOPIC.
Glue, staple, or tape articles to notebook paper
and place in the notebook
Step 5:
Bring the portfolio the first day of school in August
and give it to Ms. Venezia
or Ms. Lyons.
*An attractive, colorful, well-organized,
and neatly written notebook will gain points; other
notebooks will lose points for poor effort.
Questions
about ESOL assignment?
Contact Mrs. Lyons: gale.lyons@cobbk12.org |
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