4. Introduction to Short Novels
• Increase reading rate
• Increase vocabulary
• Increase cultural knowledge
• Increase general comprehension skills
5. Oliver Twist
London in the 1830s was no place to be
if you were a hungry ten-year-old boy,
an orphan without friends or family,
with no home to go to, and only a
penny in your pocket to buy a piece of
bread.
But Oliver Twist finds some friends -
Fagin, the Artful Dodger, and Charley
Bates. They give him food and shelter,
and play games with him, but it is not
until some days later that Oliver finds
out what kind of friends they are and
what kind of 'games' they play . . .
Genre: Classic
Author: Charles Dickens
6. Great Expectations
In a gloomy, neglected house Miss
Havisham sits, as she has sat year after
year, in a wedding dress and veil that
were once white, and are now faded
and yellow with age. Her face is like a
death's head; her dark eyes burn with
bitterness and hate. By her side sits a
proud and beautiful girl, and in front of
her, trembling with fear in his thick
country boots, stands young Pip.
Miss Havisham stares at Pip coldly, and
murmurs to the girl at her side: 'Break
his heart, Estella. Break his heart!‘
Genre: Classic
Author: Charles Dickens
7. A Tangled Web
Dan Combes is a former MI6 agent
living peacefully in France. After being
attacked by a former colleague, he
realises his relationship with the
British Secret Service has not yet
finished. He believes the attack is
linked to his roles in Berlin and
Central America. But that was years
ago so why do they want him dead
now? Dan returns to England and
confronts his difficult past - a web of
lies and deceit that he knows must
end.
Genre: action/spy novel
Author: Alan Malay
8. Cry Freedom
They said Steve Biko was a man of
violence; then why did he talk of
peace? They said he wanted
revolution; so why did he talk of
friendship? They said he died of
hunger; why was his body broken
and bruised?
This is the story of a man's fight
with the government of South
Africa. It is the story of all people
who prefer truth to lies. It is the
story of all people who cry
'Freedom', and who are not afraid
to die.
Genre: Non-fiction/freedom/politics
Author: John Briley
11. Syllabus Quiz
• 1. When are Nikki Mattson’s office hours (times she reserves to meet with students)?
• 2. When is it okay to buy “used” textbooks?
• 3. How many absences are permitted for full-time students before they are removed
from the IECP program?
• 4. If class starts at 9:00 and you arrive at 9:30, are you late or absent?
• 5. If class starts at 9:00, and you arrive at 10:00, are you late or absent?
• 6. Will you receive an absence if you are absent because of illness, religious
observance, or test taking?
• 7. What will happen if you are placed on the academic success plan for the same
reason two semesters in a row?
• 8. When will homework in Reading 3 be collected? What will happen if you do not
hand in your HW until the break?
• 9. What should you do if you are absent from Reading 3?
• 10. What should you do if you miss a test in Reading 3?
• 11. When is it okay to use your cell phone in class?
12. HHWW
• Complete Vocabulary Power pgs. 2-9 before class on
Tuesday.
