Summer Reading 2010

Dear Students,
I want you to read two books over the summer break. Ideally, they will be books that have also been made into movies.

Four Weddings and a Funeral and Dr. Zhivago are your first two choices. (You could also read both of them. They are not so difficult.) I recommend that you start reading the book, note the names of the characters, watch the DVD, go back to the book and finish reading. Write a summary of the book on the blog. Take notes from the movie, so you can do a movie critique later in fall semester.

Nelson Mandela. This book is about a great South African hero. If you follow these steps, you'll be able to understand more about his life.
1. Go to the Wiki history page and read a little about him. This will introduce the book to you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela

2. Go to Amazon.com and key in Long Walk to Freedom. You will find a summary, an Editorial Review, of his autobiography. (Scroll down the screen.)

3. Start the book.

4. Watch "Invictus," a movie about Nelson Mandela. Take notes. You can critique this movie later in Fall Semester.

5. Google to Ladymith Black Mombaza on youtube. Listen to some of their music to give you a South African flavor.

6. Go back to the book and read. Take notes on the main characters.

7. Summarize on the blog.

July 13 Book Recommendation

Dear Students,

This July 13th book recommendation will be your last blog for the semester. Let's continue to share information about books we have read. I've changed the report a little for you.

• Your Full Name and class number.

• The title of your book.

• The level of the book (1,2,3,4,5,6)

• What was your favorite part about this book and why?

Coming soon...

What we will read over the summer break.