Reading and I have an “it’s complicated” sort of friendship. Overall, I kinda hate reading, but you can see me enjoying a book, sometimes. Most of the time, I’d rather not read than read. Even I confuse myself with this; not really, but it’s still pretty confusing. I don’t like reading, in simple terms, and I’ve never been a very good reader. I get too bored when it comes to reading. I hate reading when it’s not for fun, and I hate reading books I didn’t choose to read. The whole time our class read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (ATD), I couldn’t enjoy it since I really don’t like books the whole class is assigned to read. If I’m reading a book against my will, it’s not gonna be something I enjoy, especially when it comes to whole class books; those books are just so hard to enjoy. Just let me read, a book I picked, in my own free time, alone, and then I can reading. When it comes to picking books on my own, I’m a super picky reader, even on my leisure time. The books I most frequently enjoy are graphic novels and comics; sometimes there’s also the occasional chapter book, but that’s rare. The Maze Runner by James Dashner is one of the only chapter books I truly enjoyed reading; I was so enticed by it, and …show more content…
That wasn’t any hard number, but now I struggle to reach 50 pages a week. Reaching page counts like 454, which was my highest page count for any week this year, wasn’t a challenge; I just read my two graphic novels, and the ATD assigned reading. Graphic novels are very easy readings, being only about 200 or so pages long, with pages filled with pictures; honestly, the words in my graphic novels only equal about 50 pages of a normal chapter book. I’m technically still getting the same weekly amount of reading, I just no longer have the photos to fill pages with; instead, I’m now reading an actual chapter book: Miles Morales Spider-Man by Jason
On October 10th, 2017 at Springhurst Elementary School, I conducted a “Reading Interest Survey” and the “Elementary Reading Attitude Survey.” These surveys were conducted on a 1st grade student, Jax, to determine what his feelings are towards reading in different settings, what genres he prefers to read, and interests. It was found that Jax doesn’t mind reading, but prefers a few different topics. This was evident through his raw score of 30 on recreational reading, and a raw score of 31 on academic reading.
The book that I have chosen to read and study for my Independent Reading Assignment is The Maze Runner, by James Dashner, which consists of about 369 pages. I have chosen to read this book mainly because I have watched the corresponding film and highly enjoyed it. Also, the blurb and colourful cover took my eye and I have also received many recommendations about it. This book is also a part of a series, which consequently made me more intrigued to read it.
The maze runner by James Dashner is about a group of teen boys who are racing against the clock to solve a seemingly impossible maze, at the same time trying to stay alive while trying to uncover their past. As the plot develops, friendships are tested to the maximum. Their fight until the end proves that, with teamwork you can accomplish anything and it is always better to work together.
Ever since I was a child, I've never liked reading. Every time I was told to read, I would just sleep or do something else instead. In "A Love Affair with Books" by Bernadete Piassa tells a story about her passion for reading books. Piassa demonstrates how reading books has influenced her life. Reading her story has given me a different perspective on books. It has showed me that not only are they words written on paper, they are also feelings and expressions.
If you had the choice between your phone and a book,you would probably without thinking grab your phone. But what if you knew that reading is crucial to a future. In “Reading for pleasure Is in Painful Decline” by Stephen L. Carter and “Twilight of the books” by Caleb Crain, both authors argue about the state of reading in The United States. Within both passages they give valid points as to why and how the state of reading are negatively affecting the country. Stephen L. Carter represents how the decline in reading for fun is the main concern, while on the other hand, Caleb Crain shows it’s technology and social media that actually are the main contributors.
My dad taught me that books could be my teachers, my mom taught me that our backyard could be my classroom, and my sister showed me that you could bring books into the swimming pool. I did not know it when I would spend hours in the pool reading a book that my parents weren’t encouraging it in vain, but my family life, for good reason, was centered on books. We were the planets orbiting around one sun that was the bookshelf. Little did I know that books would be the catalyst to academic success in my early life, and I owe it all to my family. Although a life with a book in your nose might seem boring, I was never bored. Living through the characters vicariously, I explored Narnia with Lucy, attended Hogwarts with Harry, and rode dragons with Eragon. Of course
All of these things are, in my opinion, what makes The Circle Trilogy: Black by Ted Dekker and The Maze Runner by James Dashner amazing books. While reading The Circle Trilogy: Black, I never realized how much it is like The Maze Runner. That is, until I started comparing the two.
No one could ever comprehend the hatred I had for reading- no one. Reading to me was just like being deathly ill, stuck inside, watching the neighbors play and know you couldn't join. On Monday morning I sat down in my teacher Mrs. Daniels class. I had a strange feeling reading would be an assignment coming up soon. I was dreading what I knew she was going to say next. “Class you will have 4 weeks to complete this book.” As I heard these words come out of her mouth I lowered myself into my seat like a turtle slowly going into its shell. I felt as if I was drowning and no one could save me until my life was over. Not only did I hate reading but I hated it even more when I was forced to. I thought in my head, “Why. Why make us read a dumb book that will do nothing but take away my social life.” Never did I know the book I was about to read would have such an impact
Felling disoriented and confused stepping into the maze for the first time with people he did not recognize in a place he had never seen is how Thomas felt when he arrived at the maze. The Maze Runner, a book by James Dashner was published on December 19, 2014, and is the first out of a five-book series. The general theme of this first book is that the characters were trying to find their purpose in life. Wicked was the organization that took kids around the world to a large area that resembled a maze. The kid’s memories were wiped clean so they didn’t know their identity, their location, nor their purpose in life. With no memory they did not anything they knew before they got there. When reading this book for the first time, the author captured my attention and kept me on my toes with all the excitement happening.
My reading experience in junior-high and first three years of high school were not so much different. I had never been enthusiastic to read about predetermined topics assigned by my teacher and they continued to assign predetermined reading topics that made me feel frustrated and at times uncomfortable. But there was positivity that came out of these repulsive and devastating books, such as Lord of The Flies by William Golding or The Night by Elie Wiesel. Lord of the Flies caused me to confirm that humans must have rules and a government to help
When I was younger, I was interested in reading. I loved leisure reading and used to get different books from the library at least once a week. As I have grown older, I read dramatically less and reading is more irritating. I hate reading and sometimes get annoyed when I have reading assignments in class. Through the years, there were readings that I was forced to read and did not enjoy. It has turned me off from reading for the most part. I know that reading is something that is important, but I also know that it is something that I hate doing most of the time.
My current feeling on reading is I still have to find a book that I can get into. I’m the type of person that can’t just pick up any book and read it. I love the series The Black Dagger Brotherhood by JR Ward. It’s about vampires that burn in the sunlight, (unlike Twilight) with many other fictional species. I also really like the series Night Huntress by Jeaniene Frost. Again, it is about vampires and other species but from a different perspective. As I have said, I like fantasy books more than realistic books. I’m just trying to make time to read.
Reading always became tiresome to me. We had a reading block in class everyday. The reading block was to make us read fifteen minutes straight a day. Ms. Peshca, my seventh grade teacher, ensured that the class would read. I never read the books until we started reading The Hunger Games.
My relationship with books and reading has not been the greatest adventure for me thus far. I will not say that all my experience has been terrible but for the most part not that great. I know for me it started when I was little and unfortunately it has carried to my adulthood.
Furthermore, informational texts found in Reading A-Z talk about different water sources like the Mississippi River where the learner could relate too since the river crosses Minnesota. Part of the assessments done the learner indicated the dislike of reading, but through selective texts of her interest or texts that she could relate and use her background knowledge to engage on the reading would create on her motivation to read. Just as Fisher & Frey (2012) states that few readers read the introduction to know if it the text meets their needs. In order to create engagement on readers, looking at the complexity of a text as a teacher is it vital to maintain the reader joy