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    I loved this book. It relates the lives of high school age kids who are living a much different experience than I did at that time in my life. I was a public school/private school kid but not residential private school as these are. Very enlightening. They confront many of the same issues that I remember even though they are 30 years removed from my experience. Strangely enough, despite the difference in time and place, I found myself thinking, much too often, "there but for the grace of God...".

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Word and video games for ESL

Posted by dmlagrone on 12th November 2008

I so enjoy receiving daily email notice from Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day blog. My personal goal is to visit at least one of his recommendations. Today I explored (pun intended) his link to The Discovery Channel game Life or Death: In the Jungle.

I had a great time, and a respite from grading, as I explored the jungle. I do have to say that I died several times, much to my dismay, but as I did so I noticed how much the repetition of the text helped solidify the language. ELLs would definitely benefit from the experience with language and the repetition of text.

There are 2 other “Life or Death” games in the series: Snow Survival, and Lost at Sea.

The only disadvantage I see is that these end so quickly. While these are much like the “Choose your Own Adventure” series that my children grew up loving, the length and number of options in these games limit the number of times that anyone would want to play. I still think that these are a very good option for ESL students!

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