Reading a book - Lesson 1 - Introduction & Orientation 25-26

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Reading Log / Book Project

HV2 2025-2026

The Reading assignment

The assignment consists of three parts:

Emotions chart

You will keep track while reading and fill it in during class and at home.

Moodboard (setting/context)

You will collect pictures that match the setting while reading

Presentation

After finishing the book, you will use the Emotions Chart and

Moodboard to present the story of your book.

Information in Learnbeat

Introduction 

Your book

Emotions

Moodboard/Setting

Halfway Point Task

Video Presentation

Today

Lesson 1: Introduction / choosing a genre / reseaching books

Check Vocabulary Test in Learnbeat?

Schedule for the coming weeks

• You have 7 weeks to read a book
• Week 1 and 2: Choosing a book; Reading motivation
• Week 3: Motivation and Setting
• Week 4: Grammar and Vocabulary
• Week 5: Example presentation
• Week 6: Work independently + practise your presentation
  
• Week 7: Hand in your reading assignment

Where do I start in order to pick a good book???

Well, it starts with asking yourself what kind of genres you like...  Genre?...  What's that?

Different Genres

Which genres do you know?

Quiz time!

Click on the link on the next page and take a quiz to find out which genre suits you best!

www.buzzfeed.com

Time to start thinking about which book you would like to read...

On the following slides, you will start getting an idea about different books in different genres.

If a title looks interesting, write it down.

Start making a list of books (minimum of three) that you might find interesting to read.

On the next pages, you'll already get some ideas...

Mystery / Thriller

Mystery / Thriller

Action / adventure

Action / adventure

Realistic fiction

Realistic fiction

Historical fiction

Historical fiction

Fantasy

Science fiction

Romance

In SomToday under Vakken / Engels / Leermiddelen, you will find a file with a list of book titles that could be of interest.

Open the file "ENGLISH BOOKS MEDIATHEEK (overzicht niveaus)".

You can also google some of the titles you found interesting on slides 10 to 20 or visit some of the websites on the next slide

to get more information about books.

Websites that can help you find information on books

Go to one of the following websites to have a look at book ideas. Pick three books from the list in SomToday that you think you might find interesting. Note the title of a book if you think you might like to read it. Read a short summary, see what age group is recommended for a specific book, check how many pages it has...

www.goodreads.com
www.novellist.nl
www.bibliotheekgooiplus.nl

https://practicumeducatief.myonline.store/c-4755272/leesboeken-engels/

Book 1:
Note down the title of the 1st book you might like to read. Also write down what it is about in approximately 3 sentences, what age group it is recommended for, what genre it belongs to & how many pages it has.

Book 2:
Note down the title of the 2nd book you might like to read. Also write down what it is about in approximately 3 sentences, what age group it is recommended for, what genre it belongs to & how many pages it has.

Book 3:
Note down the title of the 3rd book you might like to read. Also write down what it is about in approximately 3 sentences, what age group it is recommended for, what genre it belongs to & how many pages it has.

Homework Thursday the

30th of October

- Finish this LessonUp

- Try to pick a book and bring your book to school (red or green sticker from the Mediatheek.) The sooner the better!