E.L.L. Required Reading Instructions

REQUIREMENTS FOR ENGLISH DEPARTMENT:
STEP 1:
  • Choose 1 book from any genre on this book list that you are excited about reading.
  •  Every 10 pages complete a one sentence summary of what you've read as well as a one detail from those 10 pages. An example of the first 10 pages has been done for you below:
EXAMPLE:
SUMMARY: Josh loves basketball and his nickname is "Filthy McNasty".
DETAIL: Josh got his nickname after listening to a Jazz musician named Horace Silver. 
STEP 2:
  • Read 1 book chosen from this ELL Summer Reading List, or any other age-appropriate title.  There will be an in-class writing assignment on this book during the first week of school. No chapter notes are required for this this book.
  • Bring both books to your first English class in September.  Be prepared to discuss the books and write about them in class.

OPTIONAL--READING MORE BOOKS 
 While you are required to read only two books for English, we encourage you to read as many other books as you can that are either on or off the list. 
  If you do read more books, please make a list of the titles and authors you read over the summer and give it to your English teacher on the first day of school.

If you have any questions, please contact:
Lavette Coney, ELL Department Co-Chair
617-964-5350 ext. 232
lconey@fessenden.org
REQUIREMENTS FOR HISTORY DEPARTMENT:
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STEP 3:
  • Choose 1 book to read from the History, Historical Fiction, or Biography lists.
Fill out the first two columns of the KWL form that follows (What do I already know about the Boston Tea Party before reading the book?  What do I want to find out about the Boston Tea Party?) before you read this book.  Then fill out the last column (What did I learn about the Boston Tea Party from reading the book?) after reading the book.

KWL Form
What do I know?
What do I want to find out?
What did I learn?
This form can also be found at <http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/ interactives/kwl_creator/> or <http://printables.scholastic.com/printables/detail/?id=35525>  where you can print out it out and write in the information by hand.
  • Bring the book and form to your first history class in September.  Be prepared to discuss the book and write about it in class.