Welcome to Mr. Elwood's Reading course (English 1)
Greetings, everyone, and welcome to Tsukuba University! On this page you'll find the course syllabus, schedule, reference material, worksheets, texts, and even exams (later, of course). Feel free to download and save copies--it's all free in my world.
Your first assignment, as
mentioned in class, is to purchase a B5-size
notebook. This will be used for
- vocabulary, for which I would like a certain style ( vocabulary examples and more vocabulary examples)
- class writing assignments(2 or 3 per term), and
- the "reaction reports" in our extensive reading (some reaction report examples and more examples).
The style and size of
notebook is your choice, but it should have at least 30 pages.
First, students of mine, please make sure you ASK if you don't understand or
need help... I'd like you to ask correctly and politely, so here's the Help Phrases paper you received in class.
As you now know, one
important part of our class is Extensive Reading (ER). You might well be
asking, "What is
ER?"
Moreover, if you're after
lots of information on ER, take a wander through the ER homepage.
** In addition to the
paper books in class, you can (and may) read e-books here: click here
for the Richmond
Publishing readers. There are 12 stories in PDF format (you'll see
"Oscar"), so your computer will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read
them. Just single-click the image and the PDF will open. You may either read
them on your computer screen or make a paper copy--your choice. **
To read PDF,
you need Acrobat Reader if it's not on your computer (it's free). Just click
here to visit the Acrobat
website.
More reading--some of the "classics"These are PDF files provided courtesy of Ria Press, and they are 100% free--enjoy, everyone! | ||||
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Henry David Thoreau, Walden |
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Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous |
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Jules Verne, Around the World in 80 Days Jules Verne, 20000 Leagues under the Sea |
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Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island |
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Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist, or "The Parish Boy's Progress" |
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Jack London, South Sea Tales |
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Joseph Conrad,
Heart of Darkness |
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Joshua Slocum, The Voyage of the Liberdade |
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Mark Twain,
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain, Innocents Abroad |
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Hereafter you'll find the texts and worksheets from class...
April, 2010: Snoopy text and the Snoopy worksheet
May, 2010: Extinction text and the Extinction worksheet
May, 2010: Christmas Day in the Morning (this will open in a new window)
October, 2010:
Here's is our story from class (The Day the Sun Came Out). This will open in a new window, and you'll find the story with pictures as well as
links to all of the handouts from class. Enjoy!
December, 2009: excerpts from A River Runs Through It (this will open in a new window)
January, 2010: The Emperor's New Clothes ... the text and worksheet #1