[etni] Fwd: The Wave
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Subject: The Wave
Hi Judi,
I read your perspective on The Wave and I would like to provide
another one. I taught it for the first time this year to a class of
11th grade 5 point students instead of All My Sons. It was a complete
success with them. However, I would not have been satisfied with it
for a class of English speakers.
The reading level was such that they were able to read it ENTIRELY on
their own while still learning a great deal of new vocabulary. They
read one chapter each week and each chapter was an ideal length. The
book captured their attention completely! They were particularly
intrigued with the fact that it was based on real events. I concur
that it is not quality literature, but my goal is to get them engaged
in reading and this short novel did the trick.
I surveyed my class at the end of the unit, and they almost all wrote
that they couldn't believe they read an entire book in English on
their own and actually enjoyed it. They also wrote that they felt
their reading comprehension and writing skills improved. (We did
writing assignments along the way.) So, I give 2 thumbs up to The
Wave.
Amy Fields
Haklai High School
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