Welcome to the advanced level reading club

In this section I will regularly publish the short stories or book excerpts we will be reading each month as well as some information about the author. If you have a favourite author or a story you would like to read, please let me know and send your comments. I want to hear your opinions about the different stories in this section.

October

In October we are going to read an Edgard Allan Poe’s story titled The Tell  -Tale Heart By American writer and poet Edgard Allan  Poe 

Since Hallowe’en is round the corner, this story will get us into a “halloween” mood.

The deadline to read the story is November 10th . In class we will do a special session on the story. Taking part in the activities, debate etc… will be part of your grade.

If you want to read it online. Click here

To learn something about this great American author click here  , Poe’s biography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe

If you are interested in cinema, after reading the story you may click here and watch a short film by Jules Dassin based on this story.

November

Growing up in Afghanistan.

This month we are going to read some chapters from the book The Kite runner by Khaled Hosseini and we will experience childhood in Kabul in the golden years before the Soviet invasion.

If you want to print the pages to read. Go to recursos profesores in the EOI schoolwebsite, click on my name and download the file : The Kite runner

We will talk about  the chapters on 21st December

January reading                 Roald Dahl

To welcome the new year, we are going to read a short story by the well-known British author  Roald Dahl. I am sure you have heard of books such as Mathilda or Charlie and the chocolate factory. Not only does R. Dahl write books for children, but also for adult readers, and one example of this is his collection of short stories.

 I have selected the short story The way up to heaven from the collection Tales of the Unexpected , because of its “twist in the tale” kind of ending and because it reflects human weaknesses with a black sense of humour. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

You can read it online ………. Click short-story online 

If you want to read more about the author:

 http://www.roalddahlfans.com/index.php

Reading club session on  2nd February

February- March reading

Agatha Christie

I have selected a mystery story , titled “The Companion”. You have probably read or seen any movies based on detective stories by this author or you have even heard of characters such as Hercules Poirot or Miss Marple, created by the pen of ” The great British dame of detective novels”, Agatha Christie.

Reading for  25th March

You can read the story online click here

More info on the author visit http://www.agathachristie.com/

 April-May. Reading

The £1,000,000 Bank-Note by Mark Twain

What would you do if you found a  one-million dollar bank-note lying in the street?

This is the topic of this entertaining story by one of the greatest American writers, Mark Twain.

I’m sure you all have read about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, so this is the author whose story we will be reading and discussing in our reading club.

If you want to read it online or print it . Click here

If you want to find out about Mark Twain. Visit this link

Read the story by 27 th May. It will be our last session