Advanced ESL Reading

In Advanced ESL Reading students will develop an appreciation of reading through their many experiences and studies of the different literary styles: Non-fiction, poetry, folktales, novels, and short stories. In addition, students will also strengthen their skills in reading, build their vocabulary, develop their comprehension skills, and analyze literature with the ultimate goal of transitioning into mainstream English classes.

Throughout the year students will work on vocabulary building techniques through the reading of high interest articles, short stories, biographies and technical articles using the classroom text Mosaic Reading.  During the first semester students will read short stories, folktales, and speeches while focusing on note-taking in reading, as well as developing reading for speed and comprehension through their reading of articles, folktales, and short stories. With the introduction of our first novel, The Red Pony by John Steinbeck, students will begin to discuss and analyze literary elements (foreshadowing, themes, symbolism). During the second semester students will read short stories (both non-fiction and fiction) and our second novel, Of Mice and Men also by Steinbeck. Students will continue to discuss and analyze elements of literature, as well as learn how to read for information and write book reviews.

Textbook(s): Mosaic 1 Reading STD Book, Edition: 5th, Author(s): Wegmann, Mosaic 2 Reading STD Book, Edition: 5th, Author(s): Wegmann, Twentieth Century American Short Stories, Edition: 02, Author(s): McConochie, Jean A., as well as the novels The Red Pony and Of Mice and Men, both by John Steinbeck.

Prerequisites: None

Instructor:  Michelle Floyd