Extensive reading orientation

EXTENSIVE READINGWhat to do?

Choose a book• Go to the library and choose a grader reader

Choose a book• Choose a book at the same level as last semester.

• At least level 2 or higher• Make sure that you can read and understand the story

without a dictionary.• Talk to your I-EAP teacher if you aren’t sure what level is

best.

Important Book information

TitleLevel

Number of Words

Series Name

Publisher

Read your book• Preview your book.

• Look at the title.• Look at the pictures.• What do you think the story is about?

• Find a place to read.• Good light• Quiet• Comfortable

• Start reading.

After you read• Review (without looking at the book)

• Fiction:• Who were the main characters?• What happened to them?

• Non-fiction:• What were the main ideas or points?

• Now you’re ready to take the quiz.

Mreader• Go to http://mreader.org/

• Log in with• Username:

• irs-family name• For example:• irs-akita

• Password• Student number

Find your quiz• Your Mreader page looks like this.

• Enter the title of your book to find your quiz.

• Can’t find your quiz? Talk to your teacher or Alan Bessette.

Taking a quiz• 10 Questions• 15 minutes (sometimes 6 or 10 minutes for easier books)

• Click on Next to go to the next question.

Take a quiz• Most questions are multiple choice.

• For some you have to put events in order (what happened 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.).

• Drag the events to the correct order.

Questionnaire• When you finish the quiz, there is a questionnaire about how you liked the book.

• Answer the questions and click submit at the bottom.

Check your totals • If you pass the quiz (60%),

the book will appear on your Mreader page.

• You have to wait 6 hours between quizzes.

• If you fail a quiz and want to retake it, you must ask your teacher for permission. You can retake a quiz only once.

• You have to read 30,000 words by the end of the semester.

Word totals and goals for I-EAP III (by 11/24) & IV (by 02/08)

Final advice• Easier levels have fewer words so you have to read more

books. BUT the quizzes for the higher levels are more difficult and thus more difficult to pass.

• READ AT AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL!!! • You should be able to understand the story without a dictionary.

• DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO READ ENOUGH WORDS TO REACH YOUR GOAL!

Thank you for your attention• If you have any questions, talk to your I-EAP teacher or

Alan Bessette (bessette@gipc.akita-u.ac.jp).