Friday, August 2, 2019

Short stories, novellas or other readings

Interact with the text


  1. Keep track of  all interesting vocabulary and examples of use.Focus on collocations ( free online collocation dictionary click)
  2. To expand your knowledge and raise awareness of interesting expressions use Linguee English Spanish (←click)
  3. Reading Strategy
  4. To understand the text better ask yourself  WHAT is the text about? WHO.....? WHERE.....? WHEN....? WHY....? HOW....?                   
  5. Write down the answers you found by reading the text
  6. How is the story organised ?
  7. Think and write down 5 good questions about any interesting aspect of the text
  8. How to analyse literary texts
Watch the video


Why stories are more powerful than you think BBC ideas


Reading analytically CCDMD Quebec Canada





Readings with audio

The curious incident of the dog in the night time by Mark Haddon

The prime of Miss Jean Brodie   by Muriel Spark

Eveline by James Joyce

Nettles by Alice Munro     1 Reading Nettles analysis  2 Nettles analysis  Epiphany of a middle-aged woman

Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro  

Analysis

Holes by Louis Sachar    and the film version of the book

Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton  

Ethan Frome Study guide  pdf


The house on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros audio book


The house on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros pdf


No audio

The Bear came over the mountain  by Alice Munro

The bear came over the mountain  by  Alice Munro annotated version

What is remembered by Alice Munro

Queenie by Alice Munro

Post and beam by Alice Munro