곧 여름 방학이다. 여름 방학은 휴식과 함께 학력도 보충하고, 활기찬 바깥 활동을 하면서 체력도 보강할 수 있다. 또한 부족한 여러가지를 보충할 수 있는 시기다. 하지만 코로나 19로 다양한 활동이 제약을 받고 있다. 이러한 때 독서보다 더 좋은 활동은 없을 것이다.
꼭 코로나 시국이 아니더라도 방학이면 조금 더 시간을 할애해서 독서를 해야 한다. 학년이 올라갈수록 독서를 할 시간은 점점 더 줄어들지만 독서는 모든 공부의 밑거름이 되어주므로 방학 동안이라도 일정 시간을 정해서 책 속에 빠지길 권한다. 특히 독서는 SAT 시험을 잘 볼 수 있는 독해력 향상에 큰 도움을 준다.
다음은 10학년이 읽으면 좋을 만한 책 리스트이다. 이는 Nathan Hale High School 이 10학년들에게 준 독서 리스트다.
이 가운데 몇 권을 골라 읽고, 또 학생이 스스로 읽고자 하는 책을 함께 읽으면 좋겠다.
미래교육연구소는 독서의 어려움을 겪는 학생들을 위해 창의적 독서 프로그램을 운영하고 있다. 온라인으로 선생님과 영어로 책에 대한 이야기를 나누다보면 책에 대한 흥미도 유발되고, 책에 대한 이해도 잘 이루어 질 것이다.
[ Nathan Hale High School 10학년 독서 리스트]
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