Genre: International Literature
Chapter Book
In the article we read in class about "Book Floods" I learned that a classroom library should contain books that are in the language of ESL students in the class. It is important that ESL students continue to become literate in their first language while they are learning a second. It also instills confidence in students that their language is appreciated and builds classroom community since other students witness that literature from their peers' culture are incorporated in the library.
I read a book in Spanish called "Las Cartas de Alain". It is about a boy named Arturo who receives letters from his friend Alain. Arturo has not seen his friend Alain in over a year since he left with his family from Cuba to the United States. The reader learns in the book that his friend Alain passed away during his dangerous oceanic journey and that the letters Arturo believes to be real are in his imagination.
I found a website that helps students learn how to construct letters and I showed the step by step instructions below. In order to write the letter I had to research the time period of the Cuban revolution and look up a map to find a city in Cuba that is near the ocean (where this story takes place). I translated one of the letters into English which could be an activity for a more advanced ESL student, but I think it would also be effective if the student wrote their letter in Spanish just so they can grasp the concept of writing letters.
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