Comments on: La decisión más peligrosa (by John Sifert) Unique Word Count 280 http://www.brycehedstrom.com/product/la-decision-mas-peligrosa-by-john-sifert/ Comprehensible Input Training Mon, 02 Oct 2023 21:15:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Bryce Hedstrom http://www.brycehedstrom.com/product/la-decision-mas-peligrosa-by-john-sifert/#comment-5721 Thu, 17 Feb 2022 20:54:07 +0000 https://www.brycehedstrom.com/?post_type=product&p=11247#comment-5721 This second-in-the-series book by John Sifert is…WOW!
The story has some new characters than the first book, but don’t go thinking that there is no connection, because oh, there sure is!
We meet Juan’s wife, Melissa, their twins, Óliver and Cooper and their whip smart daughter, Clementine.
The twins, as boys tend to do, find some trouble and need to be helped out of that trouble. But it’s not just any trouble… They have found themselves in a challenging situation after having discovered a part of ancient history…
Listen, I don’t want to give away the story. You will have to read it for yourselves.
I could not put it down!
What I love as a teacher:
-The book is totally comprehensible for novice readers and can be managed even more easily with the glossary.
-There is something for everyone in this story: science, history, drama, adventure, technology, family relationships and of course, mystery. All students can find something to grab onto in this story.
-The formatting of the text that makes it easy to read, even for students with learning challenges.
-The illustrations and how they bring to life the action of the book (though, I’m telling you, the balance between the description and dialogue is so wonderfully done that the action really doesn’t need the illustrations – and I mean this as a compliment.)
What I think students will love:
-The suspense and adventure that starts from the get-go.
-The illustrations (which are GORGEOUS) that draw them into the story.
-The humor and sarcasm. It’s so teenagery.
-The facility to understand what is going on so that students get the language as a happy bonus – you know, because they’re too busy trying to figure out how the heck the story is going to unfold.
That’s the magic of this book. The acquisition of language is a smiley byproduct.
I foresee this book both as a great choice for FVR/SSR and as a class novel. There are plenty of places to stop the reading and sidebar to do a little science or history or even chat about mysteries in general.
Let this book do your planning for you for a time in the spring – especially if you like all of the things mentioned above. You’ll have a blast and so will the students.

Jen Degenhardt-Author

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