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WebEnglish Newsletter September 22nd

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Contents:
Banned Books Week, Sept 18-24

Related Page: Banned Books Page
Banned Books on WebEnglish:
Where the Wild Things Are

The Hate U Give
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's S


New Theme Pages:

King Charles III
The British Empire and Commonwealth of Nations

Winner of the Week:

Queen Elizabeth II

New Resources

Thanks for Reading Bonus


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Banned Books Week, Sept 18 - Sep 24

In the USA dozens of books are banned each year for various reasons. Banned Books Week is the annual celebration of the freedom to read. Related Theme: Banned Books Page Banned Books Week | September 18 – September 24, 2022

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Banned Books Page

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. (ALA.org)

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Banned Books on WebEnglish

Where The Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak's Caldecott Medal-winning picture book has become one of the most highly acclaimed and best-loved children's books of all time. (TheLearningCircleOnline) Related Pages: Monsters, Gruffalo

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Where The Wild Things Are, 4-6
The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give

This Theme Page is a Reading Guide to the book The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. Suitable for level A.2.2 - B1. (year 8-9 and above in Sweden) NB! If a video doesn't show in your browser, click on the link below to go to YouTube. You can download the book in pdf here. Related Theme: Black Lives Matter …

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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian

This Theme Page is a Reading Guide to the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie, available in esl-bits.net. Suitable for level A.2.2 - B1. (year 8-9 and above in Sweden) Related Themes: Native Americans 7-9, Thanksgiving …

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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
This Theme Page is a Reading Guide to the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon, suitable for level A.2.2 - B1. (year 8-9 and above in Sweden)

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

This page is a collection of links I used when listening to and reading Harry Potter with one of my classes.

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

New Theme Pages

King Charles III

This is a first attempt to collect classroom-worthy materials about King Charles III. There will hopefully be many more resources in time.

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King Charles III

The British Empire and Commonwealth of Nations

The British Empire and Commonwealth of Nations
This is a collection of websites and videos about the British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations, compiled after a request on Facebook. Note! Some links may include old, inaccurate information due to Queen Elizabeth's passing.

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Winner of the Week

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II
A Theme Page about Queen Elizabeth II, the late monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, who died on Sept 9th, aged 96, at Balmoral Castle, Scotland. This page celebrates her life and lifetime of service to the Commonwealth.

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New Resources

Storyberries

Black Friday - Buy Nothing Day
Storyberries - Fairy Tales, Bedtime Stories and Kids Poems!
Read the BIGGEST collection of free fairy tales, bedtime stories, nursery rhymes, poems, and short stories. Free kids' books online!

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TED Talks by teens

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Talks from scientists, musicians, innovators, activists -- all under the age of 20.

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GRIZZLY TALES

These are short stories written for children. They combine horror and comedy to create a series of grotesque cautionary tales about badly behaved children. BEWARE! These are cautionary tales for lovers of squeam!!!

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Thanks for Reading Bonus

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