A Slow Circle

This is a record of my process for making an English reading unit based on a book. Rather different than other posts here, I think it could be beneficial to actively record my process and leave it a place I can easily reference it later. I can also refer friends and fellow teachers here so that we can compare our methods. For background: I teach English as a second language in primary school. I think the process is somewhat generalizeable to theme-based learning in other contexts. 1. Choose a book.  Ideally this should be an enjoyable, interesting, or at least informative but working teachers know that this isn't always guaranteed. This can be the hardest part. I rely on years of knowledge of my target audience's reading level and interests. You will be better at this the more experience you have. A good proxy for interest is books you liked (or would have liked) when you were younger. It helps if you can also enjoy the book as an adult. Another factor is how easily you can cre...