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| Title | Content-based Reading Activities |
| Body | Here is an idea for a content-based reading class which includes other activities. This NIFL (National Institute for Literacy) -recommended website has thousands of links to primary sources from the world's leading libraries, archives and governmental web sites. http://www.awesomestories.com It is free to all educators, schools and libraries worldwide. The links - to animations, pictures, graphics, maps and audio/visual clips - draw students into the stories and hold their interest. Here are some examples of the links: An animation depicting how hurricanes form (from the BBC): http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4588149.stm An animation of how volcanic ash from Vesuvius buried Pompeii: http://www.awesomestories.com/disasters/stories/pompeii/images/buried.gif How icebergs form: http://www.uscg.mil/lantarea/iip/FAQ/Icebergs_4.shtml and what they sound like when the break away from the glacier: http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Rapids/4233/ijsbergen.htm (scroll down about halfway to the audio link on this iceberg website). The iceberg which Titanic likely struck: http://www.awesomestories.com/disasters/stories/titanic/images/struck_it.jpg To get a free academic membership for yourself and your school, signup on the main page of AwesomeStories: http://www.awesomestories.com Bos, C. Re: activities for content-based reading class. Teachers of English to speakers of other languages electronic list. TESL-L@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (11 Sept. 2005). |
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