Reading a Political Action Novel in an ESL Classroom

This photocopiable e-book contains everything you will need to read a popular political action novel in your ESL classroom. The materials in this e-book were designed for and used in a high-intermediate ESL reading course in a university Intensive English Program.

Questions about the selected novel are presented over seven units. Each unit contains a special vocabulary list, vocabulary activities, reading comprehension questions, discussion questions, and an inference section for the specified set of chapters. This e-book contains a lesson plan, information on banned and challenged books in the U.S., and six non-comprehensive quizzes covering the novel as well.

Materials provided in this book will help the learners:
--Improve overall reading comprehension
--Increase reading speed
--Gain experience reading within a designated time frame in a low-stakes setting
--Practice determining the meaning of unknown vocabulary in context
--Develop ability to think subjectively in a second language
--Express opinions on subjective content
--Recognize and consider different opinions
--Learn about and discuss various aspects of human behavior and political structures
--Exercise critical thinking skills
--Refine inference skills
--Identify and discuss themes