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Marissa McLaughlin

Eng 108 Salathiel

December 11, 2012

Why Read Books Anymore?

Main Points List-

-books are becoming outdated with technological advances

-lets the kids pick their own books to read

-teacher chooses a group book to read as well

-no time for kids to read out of class

-overscheduled lives

-electronic distractions

-kids tend to read more when given class time to read

Summary

“Why Read Books Anymore?” written by seventh and eighth grade teacher Dean Schneider, shares that students read more when they pick their own books. Through his teaching career, he has found that students are more apt to read when they are given time in class to read what they choose. However, he still assigns a group book in order for the students to “slow down, look closely, and consider important ideas about life” (par. 4). With technology and heavy scheduling getting in the way of kids reading, setting time aside in class is a viewed as major benefit.

Analysis

Purpose- The purpose of the article is to inform the audience that reading at a young age is becoming harder and harder throughout the years. Teachers should set some class time aside to help kids with busy schedules out.

Audience- The audience is for students and teachers. If students realize that it is important to read, they are more likely to do it. Also, when given the class time to read, a student is more likely to take advantage of it if they are reading something that interests them. For the teachers this article shows how allowing students to read what they chose might help them get their students to read more. However, teachers need to also keep a group book going so the discussions are still present.

Tone- The tone is encouraging as well as worried. The author is trying to encourage the teachers of the world to allow students to read what they find interesting to them. Also the article is trying to get the students to find the want to read something for their benefits. However,...