Competencia Comunicativa Integrada I

Primer Semestre 2019

Extensive Reading (10%)

Reader response to “Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe”
by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Indicadores de logro
● Comprender textos escritos de diversos géneros y niveles de complejidad.
● Aplicar una amplia batería de estrategias de comprensión de textos orales y escritos para
facilitar la comprensión de textos de diversa complejidad.
● Utilizar adecuadamente los aspectos semánticos y pragmáticos que caracterizan el idioma
inglés para hacer su discurso coherente y cohesivo.
● Producir diversos tipos de discurso oral y escrito considerando aspectos textuales y
pragmáticos en diferentes contextos.
● Comprender y producir diferentes tipos de discurso en forma socioculturalmente pertinente
en contextos reales y virtuales diversos.

Instructions:
The double entry journal consists of three different parts. Read carefully the description of each
section so as to meet the requirements.
First section: Provide a brief summary of the novel you read (no more than 150 words) on the left-
hand side of the table. On the right-hand side of the table, share your thoughts, impressions and/or
reflections of the novel (no more the 200 words)
Second section: Select 5 quotations and provide a reflection of each of them in no more than 40
words each. Make sure to include the page number (for each question, write 40 words)
Third section: Pose a question that has emerged after reading the novel and explain the importance
and/or implications of questioning yourself. This question could be made from a critical perspective,
a question for the author or a question that sparked your interest of learning more about the issues
presented in the book.
 Competencia Comunicativa Integrada I
Primer Semestre 2019

Left-hand side: Objective summary Right-hand side: Subjective reflections

Summary of the novel (no more than 150 Thoughts (overall impressions, reflections,
words) etc. No more than 200 words)

Provoking thoughts (5 quotations) Reflections

My question Importance/Implications