Reading

=Reading = 

**Reading Activities - Annotated Review**
**Activity 1**


 * Name of Activity:** The Fireplace Girl


 * URL**: http://www.giftideacenter.com/Holiday/Halloween/ghost_story_links.php


 * Definition:** Reading comprehension text.


 * Language Level:** Intermediate


 * Classroom Suitability:** The CALL teacher can use this text to create reading comprehension questions in a word or PDF document. The questions can be emailed to the students who can complete the task in class and send the answers back by email. In this way this can become an entirely computer based task. The teacher should adapt the difficultly and number of the comprehension questions to the particular needs of the students and the length of the class.


 * Activity 2**


 * Name of Activity:** Read a Review


 * URL:** http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/swyar/browse.asp


 * Definition and Content:** This site offers book and story reviews written by and for students of all ages. Given the difficulty range of the reviews it is suitable for any language level.


 * Language Level:** Beginner to Advanced


 * Classroom Suitability:** This is an excellent site to use in the classroom and can be adapted to writing, speaking and reading activities. Longer term activities are more suited to this material, however. For example, the teacher can pick a book that has already been reviewed on the website and which is of the appropriate difficulty. Students can be given several days or weeks to read the book and then the review/s, and they can then either discuss whether or not they agree with existing reviews, and/or write a review of their own.

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