Reading guide for short stories or books - FREEBIE - (ESL Teachers & ESL learners)

Reading guide

Reading guide

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Reading guide Book: ___________________________________________________________ Author: _________________________________________________________ Publishing House: ________________________________________________ Genre: Fiction / Non fiction Series: __________________________________________________________ Graded Readers: Yes / No Level: ___________________________________________________________ Pages: __________________________________________________________ Illustrations or photographs: Yes / No Key words: ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Plot1 1. Introduction or exposition (The beginning of the story where the author introduces the setting, characters, and other important information the readers need to know)

Main characters (Who?): ___________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Character traits3: __________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Personality traits4: ________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Copyright Š 2020 Elizabeth Lemos / All rights reserved by author.

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Reading guide Setting (When and where is the story set?):____________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Cultural background (What is the basic situation?): _____________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Google Maps link5: ________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 2. Rising action (Events in the story become complicated)

The author introduces the conflict (How does the author build interest and tension in the story?): _____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Copyright Š 2020 Elizabeth Lemos / All rights reserved by author.

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