Assessment reading projects

If you want to know how I'm going to assess your reading projects, here you have the rubric. Remember that if you only give me one part you will get ZERO points. The same applies if you copy ANYTHING from the internet or a dictionary.

Reading projects

DEADLINE: June, 6th.

PART 1-SPEAKING

You are going to record yourself talking about the book. Here are some options:
Option 1- Speak about the book

• what it is about
• what are the main characters
• what is your favourite scene and why
• what did you like/hate the most about the book?
• would you recommend the book? Why (not)?

Option 2- Try to sell the book to your classmates. Talk about...

• what the book is about
• why it is amazing
• why they should read it
• your favourite scene

Send the videos to teacher.cristinatentor@gmail.com

PART 2- VOCABULARY

Create a glossary of the words you have learnt reading this book. Choose at least 10 words. You have to write an entry for every word. The entry needs to include the word as it appears in the text (write the sentence), the definition of the word IN ENGLISH and two sentences using that word in other contexts 

The sentences should be written by you!! I'm going to know if you'v copied them online. If I see you've copied even if it's only one sentence, you will get ZERO points for the whole project. I'm warning you!

Example

Bake: 

"When the ingredients are ready, bake the cake"

Meaning: To cook in the oven

"I love baked pasta"

"Last Saturday Sandra baked the most delicious pizza I've ever tried"

Crossword activity

Go to this link and create your own crossword.

-In the title write your name "Kate's crossword" "Lucas' crossword"
-In instructions leave it that way. Don't change it.
-Then write your words and definitions!

When you finish scroll down and click on 'make crossword puzzle'

To finish, click on 'print puzzle' or 'save as' if you don't have a printer at home. Save
it as PDF, not image.  You can email it to me: teacher.cristinatentor@gmail.com. But remember to save it before in your computer! If you send me the link your crossword will disappear!

Remember!

-Write at least 7 words and definitions
-The definitions have to include WHO, WHICH, THAT, WHERE, WHEN or WHOSE

Here you have an example. Of course, you have to print it WITHOUT the answers

Voluntary reading book

If you want the opportunity to get 1,5 points for your final grade, don't wait your time and choose one of the books over here! 

First of all, go through this list  and find the level you have. Then, go to the list of that level and choose your book. Once you've chosen it, leave a message over here saying the one you want. Remember there is one book per person (you CAN'T read the same book as another person), so if someone else has chosen the book you want you will need to choose another one. Next week I will post here what you'll have to do to get the points.

IMPORTANT!!

If the title is crossed , you can't choose that book!

The adventures of Tom Sawyer (x3)

Tom Sawyer loves adventures. He has them at home, at school, and with his friends. Tom has one adventure in a graveyard and one in a cave. Who does he see there? Why is he afraid?

Shooting stars

Lisa and Alice are going to an island in Greece. Their holidays is starting well. But then...

Sara says no

'You're dishonest, father!You're cheating the customers! I don't want to work with you!"

little women 

The story of the four March sisters and their loves, problems and adventures is sometimes sad, often funny but always charming. Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women in 1868. It is also a film starring Winona Ryder and Susan Sarandon.

African Safari

Adam and Lily are on holiday in Africa. They want to see the animals - the Big Five. But one person in their group is not very happy, or very friendly. Who is she? What is she doing in Kenya? What is her problem? 

the missing coins

Pete and Carla are students. One day they look at some very old coins and stamps in a shop. Later that day, some coins are missing and the shopkeeper wants to find Pete.


Run for your life (Horror, mystery)



Kim is running through the streets of the old town. She is frightened. A man with dark eyes and a knife is looking for her. He is going to catch her. This holiday in beautiful Barcelona is suddenly very dangerous. Where is Kim’s friend Dave? What can she do? 

You can read it here

The olympic promise

There are two important things in young Nelson’s life – running and his Granny Sarah. Trainer Ken wants Nelson to be a famous runner. Can Nelson run for his country at the Olympic Games? And does he remember his promise to his grandmother?

the tomorrow mirror

Jason looks in the mirror and sees a bruise under his eye. Why can’t his school friends see it? Later, a ball hits him in the same eye. Now people can see the bruise – and it hurts. Jason doesn’t understand…

twenty thousand leagues under the sea--Adventure

Captain Nemo and the crew of his submarine, the Nautilus, travel the earth and discover unique worlds under the sea. But they are not all happy. A classic novel by Jules Verne.

SweetValleyHigh: the stolen diary

When Todd Wilkins decides that he and Elizabeth Wakefield should start dating other people he soon realises that it's a mistake and that Elizabeth is the girl he loves. Then horrible stories start spreading about Elizabeth. Can her sister find out who's behind the gossip before its too late?

Jhonny English (Comedy)

Johnny English is a Secret Service agent. He often makes very bad mistakes. But now he's got an important job: security for the Queen and her crown. There are problems - a lot of problems. But is Johnny English England's only hope?

the lady in the lake (murders)

Detective Philip Marlowe is looking for Derace Kingsley’s wife, Crystal. Is she dead or not? Marlowe finds more than one dead body and learns about women, drugs, men in love, and a police cover-up. Who killed The Lady in the Lake and why?

You can read it here

all about australia 

Read All About Australia and find out about the Aborigines, the native people of this amazing land, and the first white settlers, many of whom were convicts transported there against their will. Discover animals unique to Australia, including the most dangerous spiders and snakes in the world. Learn about Australia's special food, traditions, holidays and sport and see what makes this country so different from the rest of the world.

the last of the mohicans (Historic) 

Uncas is the last of the Mohican Indians. He is with his father and Hawkeye when they meet Heyward. Heyward is taking the two young daughters of a British colonel to their father. But a Huron Indian who hates the British is near. Will the girls see their father again?

all about the usa (culture)

All About the USA tells us about the country's history and culture. Find out about the pilgrims who first came to this land and the interesting places and people that are part of this nation. Travel to the vast Grand Canyon and then head to the spectacular Niagara Falls. You will also discover the reasons behind special holidays and read about interesting legends and myths. Read All About the USA and experience the best of the USA.

all about scotland (culture)

All About Scotland describes the history of this special country in the north of Britain. Find out about Scottish heroes and talented writers. Travel to the wild Highlands and around the deep lochs. Watch out for that Loch Ness Monster! Learn about Scottish inventions that changed the world and the interesting food the Scots eat at a Burns Supper. You can even discover why Scottish men wear kilts!

the witches of pendle 

Witches are dangerous. They can kill you with a look, or a word. They can send their friend the Devil after you in the shape of a dog or a cat. They can make a clay picture of you, then break it . . . and a few weeks later you are dead. Today, of course, most people don't believe in witches. But in 1612 everybody was afraid of them. Young Jennet Device in Lancashire knew a lot about them because she lived with the Witches of Pendle. They were her family . . . 

You can read it here

mary, queen of scots (historic)

 England and Scotland in the 1500s. Two famous queens - Mary, the Catholic Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth I, the Protestant Queen of England. It was an exciting and a dangerous time to be alive, and to be a queen. Mary was Queen of Scotland when she was one week old. At sixteen, she was also Queen of France. She was tall and beautiful, with red-gold hair. Many men loved her and died for her. But she also had many enemies - men who said: 'The death of Mary is the life of Elizabeth.'

all about ireland (burlington)

All About Ireland presents many fascinating facts about this country. Visit beautiful areas like the Giant's Causeway and ancient monuments. Follow the Irish Troubles and see how peace was finally achieved. Read interesting myths, legends and traditions of this land, including why Irish mothers had sleepless nights and how the Halloween tradition of "trick or treat" started. Meet the Irish giants of the literary world and learn why this small country touches the lives of people around the globe

THE WITHERED ARM

A woman and a man... words of love whispered on a summer night. Later, there is a child, but no wedding-ring. And then the man leaves the first woman, finds a younger woman, marries her... It's an old story. Yes, it's an old, old story. It happens all the time - today, tomorrow, a hundred years ago. People don't change. But this story, set among the green hills of southern England, has something different about it. Perhaps it is only a dream, or perhaps it is magic - a kind of strange dark magic that begins in the world of dreams and phantoms...

Goodbye Mr Hollywood

Nick Lortz is sitting outside a café in Whistler, a village in the Canadian mountains, when a stranger comes and sits next to him. She's young, pretty, and has a beautiful smile. Nick is happy to sit and talk with her. But why does she call Nick 'Mr Hollywood'? Why does she give him a big kiss when she leaves? And who is the man at the next table - the man with short white hair? Nick learns the answers to these questions three long days later - in a police station on Vancouver Island.

Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of kings (oxford bookworms)

Horseracing is the sport of kings, perhaps because racehorses are very expensive animals. But when they win, they can make a lot of money for the owners, for the trainers, and for the people who put bets on them.

Silver Blaze is a young horse, but already the winner of many races. One night he disappears, and someone kills his trainer. The police want the killer, and the owner wants his horse, but they can't find them. So what do they do? They write to 221B Baker Street, of course - to ask for the help of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes

the story of the treasure seekers

Mr Bastable has lost all his money, so his children decide to look for treasure. They have many adventures and meet a lot of exciting people. But will they find treasure and make their family rich again? And who is the man from India, and can he help them?

(On Wednesday I will publish 5 more books )

How to be an alien--> COMEDY, CULTURE

Why are the English different from Europeans? This funny book describes the strange things English do and say. 

You can read it here

Tales from Longpuddle  --> ROMANTIC

Tony Kytes is a favourite with the girls but he's not terribly clever. If you meet an old girlfriend and she asks for a ride home in your wagon, do you say yes? And then if you meet the girl you are planning to marry, what do you do? Very soon, Tony is in a great muddle, and does not know how to escape from it. These stories are set in an English country village of the nineteenth century, but Hardy's tales of mistakes and muddles and marriages belong in any place, at any time.

a town like alice(romantic)

Jean Paget is a brave and intelligent English girl who meets again in Alice Springs the Australian soldier with whom she had fallen in love in Malaya during World War II. 

Double Cross (Philip Prowse) --> MYSTERY, Thrille

A politician survives an attempted assassination in Stockholm, and secret agent Monika Lundgren is instructed to find the people responsible. As she races across the world, through Finland, England, South Africa and Mozambique, she encounters a strange football team, a rock musician and a madman with dreams of world power.

Just good Friends (Penny Hancock) --> ROMANTIC (Only online)

It’s a love story, which opens before readers the eternal question “can be a friendship between a man and a woman, or it’s just delayed sex” Stephany is a language teacher and very pretty woman. Maybe every man can consider that she is a perfect woman in all aspects, she’s just a dream. Stephany’s boyfriend Max is an architect, he had many girls, but only Stephany could win his heart. After two months of relationships, they decided to go on vocation to Italy. A comfortable flat, which belonged to Stephany’s good friend Carlos, was waiting for them on the Ligurian Sea. Her friend Carlos was an Italian, she taught him English five years ago and they liked each other very much. Nothing happened between them in the past in London. But could they be in safe from the passion in such romantic place?

You can download it here for ebooks

The ironing man (Colin Campbell) --> ROMANCE, COMEDY

A young man appears at the door and seems to be the answer to Marina's wishes. She and her husband Tom have moved from London to a quiet village, and Marina is bored with her life, as it seems she does nothing but housework. One day she wishes for somebody to help with the ironing, and the 'ironing man' appears. Not only does he help Marina with the housework, but he also helps Tom realise just how important Marina is to him.

How I met myself --> MYSTERY (only online)

One icy winter's evening in Budapest, John Taylor is on his way home from the office when a man runs into him and knocks him over. The man turns to say sorry and John is amazed at what he sees: the man is John's double. The double rushes away but leaves no footprints in the snow. Over the next year it becomes clear to John that the meeting was no accident and that his double has a very important message to give him.

You can read it here

Moonfleet (adventure)

Moonfleet is an adventure story set against the background of smuggling in southern England in the 18th century. It follows the life of John Trenchard, a lonely young orphan, and his search for a lost diamond. Read about the smugglers as they hide contraband in secret vaults in the graveyard. Can they escape from the cruel magistrate who pursues them without mercy? Will John ever find the precious diamond?

Pride and Prejudice (Romance)

Most middle-class young women living in 19th-century England shared the same ambition: to find and marry a rich husband. But rich husbands expected rich wives. Sisters Jane and Elizabeth Bennet come from a poor home. Is their beauty and intelligence enough to win them the husbands they desire? Will charming bachelors Charles Bingley and handsome, arrogant Mr Darcy be prejudiced by their social status or will love triumph in the end?

A foreigner in Britain (Culture)

How does it feel to visit Britain for the first time? What are the first impressions of a visitor to Britain? This account of one foreigner’s visits to Britain is told through an entertaining selection of personal anecdotes and introduces the reader to some of the more unusual aspects of the British way of life.

A foreigner in Australia (Culture)

Bondi Beach, the Great Barrier Reef and the sacred Ayers Rock are only a few of the wonders you will read about in A Foreigner in Australia, the third in our successful series of travel fiction. Here, we accompany Antonio's cousin Daniel on his travels around Australia. Along the way, he falls in love with Emily, a pretty girl from Ireland. But distance will inevitably keep them apart. Can their relationship survive?

Culture shock (CULTURE)

Spanish teenager, Paloma Santos, is unhappy. She and her family must move to England for three years, because of her father’s job. In England, Paloma must improve her English and make friends at a new school. She must also deal with problems in her family. Life is not easy for Paloma. Will she be able to adapt to her new life?

THE CLIENT (Suspense)

Eleven-year-old Mark Sway is in trouble. He and his brother, Ricky, have witnessed the suicide of a famous gangster’s lawyer. The lawyer told Mark some important information before he died and everybody, including the FBI, the Mafia and the press, want to know what it is. Reggie Love, Mark’s lawyer, must protect her young client, for she knows that Mark’s powerful enemies will stop at nothing to get to him.

the breathing method (Stephen King)-->Horror (Only online)

There is a club in New York where men tell each other stories. Some of these are mysterious, some are horrible. One night a doctor tells the story of a young woman who gives birth to her baby. A normal enough event? Not this one.

You can read it here

the day of the jackal 

A secret organisation plans to assassinate the French President, General de Gaulle. Their leader, Colonel Marc Rodin, decides to hire a professional, someone unknown to French police. He and his men choose “the Jackal.” Can police detective Claude Lebel stop the killing and save the President’s life?

the mayor of Casterbridge


Unemployed farmer Michael Henchard gets drunk one day and auctions his wife and daughter to the highest bidder. The next day, he bitterly regrets his action and promises to atone for it. He swears not to drink alcohol for the next 21 years. Twenty years later, two women come looking for Henchard, who is now the successful mayor of Casterbridge. What will happen next?

Extra points!

Do you want to get some extra points?
Do these exercises and give them to the teacher BEFORE March 16th!

brochure assessment

This is how I'm going to assess your WRITTEN brochure (click on the link if you can't see it) an this is how I'm going to assess your ORAL PRESENTATION

BLOG 3º ESO

Welcome to your blog!

Here the teacher will post exercises that you can do to practise and win some extra positive points in class dojo :)

You can send them to the teacher via e-mail: teacher.cristinatentor@gmail.com

She will send you the answers and you will have automatically 4 extra points! yei!