Why do you read?
Why we read: Quotes from people around the world
“Why people read what they read is a great unknown and personal thing,” said Sara Nelson, editor in chief of the trade magazine Publishers Weekly.
“It can be like a drug in a positive way,” said Daniel Goldin, general manager of the Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops in Milwaukee. “If you get the book that makes the person fall in love with reading, they want another one.”
“It was the first time I looked at a book and saw a brown, black, beige character — a character who resembled me physically and resembled me spiritually, in all his gorgeous loneliness and splendid isolation,” Mr. Alexie, a Spokane Indian who grew up on a reservation, told the audience.
“It’s that excitement of trying to discover that unknown world,” said Azar Nafisi, the author of “Reading Lolita in Tehran,”
Notes: RW
TP: We write while we read to keep track of our thoughts and to deepen our understanding of what we are reading.
We do this by:
Talking back to the text: Disagree with the author, agree with the author, give your opinion
Questioning: Ask, “Why?” ask, “What does this mean?” ask, “Why is the author writing this?”
Documenting new ideas and vocabulary
o When you come across a new idea, write it down
o When you come across new vocabulary, write it down
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Class work: Using the article, “March on Washington, Oct. 2: Smash Racist Unemployment with Communist Revolution” complete the following activity.
Talk back to the text: What in the article do you disagree with? What do you agree with? What’s your opinion about the ideas in this article?
Question: Write down the questions you have after reading this article?
Document new ideas and vocabulary: What ideas in this article are new to you? Write down all the words in this article that you don’t understand.
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