Greetings + Summer Readings

Greetings UAS 9th grade English students!

Thank you so much for stopping by the class blog. Here you will find some resources that, I hope, will help you with your summer reading assignment. You should have read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and Animal Farm by George Orwell. I will deal with each of these works below.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Firstly, you can access a free e-book version of this work online at the project Gutenberg site, or here is a free downloadable pdf version that will require Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you prefer to hold a real book in your hands you'll have to find it at a bookstore in Kuwait or see me since a have a couple of copies.

I am going to refer to you comprehension questions that you can use to guide your reading and to check your own understanding of your reading.

Animal Farm by George Orwell

I have also found a free e-book version of Animal Farm that you can read online. Downloading e-book versions is not free, but can be done for about 1KD here.

Here are some useful comprehension questions to guide your reading and to check your understanding of your reading.

In general, these stories are not difficult reading. If you pace yourself and spend 20 - 30 minutes reading each day, you should easily have your summer reading finished well before the school year begins. Waiting until the last minute (like the night before school begins!) will create stress in your life. Avoid this stress by doing a little bit of the reading every day.

If you have any questions about summer reading or 9th grade English, feel free to contact me and I'll help when I can.

Enjoy your summer reading!