"Fires in the Bathroom": Chapter 8

1. "Help us understand the secrets of 'book language.' Teach us what to look for when we read- words that indicate comparisons, or chapter subheads, or illustrations and charts. Before we read, give us a preview of what important vocabulary to watch for."

2. I went to school in Portland and I went to school with a lot of ESL students. It's hard to learn the english language and the best thing for a student is to get a little help. Books like Shakespeare or "Animal Farm" are hard enough to read as a student who has lived here her whole life, I can just imagine how hard it must be for an ESL student. ESL students need a little extra attention, but as a teacher one must try not to invest all their attention into that or those ESL students in their class and forget about the others thought.