Project for Future Readers of Graded Readers

    Your task is to read one graded reader that is low intermediate or above and that has not already had a description written, that is, a new book. Your description will be posted on the Internet, and your description should be helpful to someone considering reading the book. The description should be between 200 and 500 words long.

    Instructions:

    0 Read "Pleasure Reading".
    1@See the list of books to choose possible books
    2. Go to the ESL Corner of the library and choose one book to read.
    3. When you choose a book, read the first few pages to make sure it is a book you will enjoy reading.
    4. Read the entire book without consulting a dictionary. Try to read it in one or two sittings, if possible.
    5. Write a report on the book. It should include the following six items:

      a. Heading -- follow the format in the examples (title, author, publisher, year, number of pages, size, ISBN number)
      b. Audience analysis -- for whom is this book written, that is, who is the intended audience?
      c. Topic of the book
      d. Brief description of the content of the book
      e. Characteristics of the book
      f. Your comments about the book, for example, how the book made you feel, what new things the book made you think about, whether it is difficult, whether it is interesting, who you would recommend it to, etc.

      (Look at a model sample and the examples to understand what is expected in the description.

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