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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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