Activity 7
Find the meaning of some unfamiliar words in the text of the book review. Then, keep them in your vocabulary record. Example tender /’tendə||-ər/(adj) = lunak, memar, lemah lembut– soft; not hard or tough, sore, painful when touched, loving, gentle e.g. 1. The meat is tender. 2. His injured leg is still tender. 3. She had a tender heart.
Activity 8
Find out the information you get from each paragraph of the review. Copy this chart and complete it with the information.
Paragraph 1 2 3 4 5 6
Activity 9
Information
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The theme of the book being reviewed.
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The purpose of the author in writing the novel.
Read the following praise for Jacqueline Wilson's book aloud.
Miracle's Boys Coretta Scott King Author Award The LA Times Book Prize An ALA Best Book for Young Adults BCCB Blue Ribbon "As usual, Woodson's characterizations and dialogue are right on ... Powerful and engaging." —School Library Journal, starred review
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"Readers will be caught up in this searing and gritty story; Woodson compose a plot without easy answers ... [An] involving novel about a family struggling to remain intact in spite of tremendous obstacles." —Kirkus Reviews
Developing English Competencies for Grade XII of Natural and Social Science Programmes