The Joy of Books. This EFL lesson is designed around 2 short films and the theme of books. The Joy of Books by Sean Ohlenkamp is a stop-motion short film which features books joyfully coming to life at night. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is an Oscar-nominated animation by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg. Students discuss books and reading, and write a narrative based on a film. I would ask all teachers who use Film English to consider buying my book Film in Action as the royalties which I receive from sales help to keep the website completely free. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper-intermediate (B2.1) Learner type: All ages Time: 90 minutes Activity: Talking about books and reading; watching 2 short film; writing a narrative Topic: Books and reading Language: Book vocabulary; narrative tenses Materials: 2 short films; discussion questions Downloadable materials: The Joy of Books instructions joy of books discussion questions The fantastic flying book images Support Film English.
How to Help Students Develop a Love of Reading. Even though Laura Baumert’s son Andrew can choose whatever book he likes for the 20-minutes daily sustained silent reading program at his middle school, he still finds reading a chore.
Over the years, the sixth grader from Washington, Michigan, has been on the receiving end of various incentives to gently nudge him into doing more reading: his elementary school used reading logs and rewards for time spent reading, and at home he is allowed to stay up 30 minutes past his bedtime if he reads an actual book. But so far nothing has done the trick, and Andrew rarely reads of his own volition. Baumert doesn’t really know why her second son doesn’t like reading but keeps on trying anyway, finding places to fit it in between his other interests, which include typical middle school boy stuff: lacrosse, basketball, riding his bike, and playing video games. Schools have traditionally taught children how to read, and have always tried to encourage reading.
Parents often want to do the same at home.