ESOL Level 3
Assignment
- One book for required reading
- One book from the reading list
The book review form below will be completed in class during the first week of school in August. It will be helpful to your child to read through the book review form before reading the book.
Required
Required reading: one book from appropriate level.
- Filipovic, Zlata ,Zlata’s Diary (ISBN 0-14-024205-8) A Penguin Book
- Knowles, John, A Separate Peace (ISBN 0-553-28041-4) Bantam Books
Zlata is an eleven year old girl who has to relinquish her childhood to face the horrors of war –torn Sarajevo. This is a remarkable record of a tragic time in history, seen through the eyes of a young, innocent girl.
A book about the uneasy world of adolescence – a small incident can make things go terribly wrong. This is a story of friendships, jealousies, and war.
Reading List
Students entering ESOL High Intermediate/Advanced Level must also read one book (appropriate level) from the following list.
- World Folk Tales (ISBN 0844207810)
- Soto, Gary, Baseball in April and Other Stories (ISBN 0152025677)
- Carvell, Marlene, Who Will Tell My Brother (ISBN 0786808276)
- Grisham, John, The Pelican Brief (ISBN 0582417961) (Graded Reader)
- Clements, Andrew, Things Not Seen (ISBN 0399236260)
- Barnes, Joyce Annette, Amistad (ISBN 0582401658) (Graded Reader)
- Tolkien, J.R.R, The Silmarillion (ISBN-10: 0618126988) Publisher: Houghton Mifflin; 2 edition (April 2001)
Read about exotic cultures in these nine stories that take the reader on an amazing journey to distant lands. The collection includes folk tales from China, Africa, India, South America and Europe. (Classic - High Intermediate)
This short story collection is about the changes that Mexican American teenagers face in integrating into American culture. They are torn between family traditions and the fast paced American way of life. (Collections - High intermediate)
This is a dramatic story about a part Mohawk Indian high school senior who with courage protests the stereotypical portrayal of Native Americans in his school. (Contemporary Fiction - Advanced)
Two judges in Washington are murdered. A young law student, Darby Shaw, has a theory about why they have been murdered. She needs to stay alive until she can find someone to believe and help her. (Contemporary Legal Thriller - High Intermediate)
Having always been ignored by girls in school and sometimes by his parents, fifteen year old Bobby knows what it feels like to be invisible. Then one day he wakes up to find that he really is invisible. Now completely alone, Bobby has to deal with this new situation. (Science Fiction - High Intermediate)
In 1839, Cinque, a young slave leads a group of Africans to take control of the slave ship Amistad. They hope to return to their homes in Africa but they are caught and are taken to America. They are accused of murdering the crew of the slave ship and sent to prison. The Queen of Spain also claims them as her property. The Americans think the Africans belong to them. Now they must begin fighting for their freedom in an American court. (Human Interest - High Intermediate)
If you are a fan of the Lord of the Rings and Tolkien, then this book is a must! Be warned that it is not a novel, but a series of stories that will give you a background for the imaginary world in which "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" take place. Enjoy!