Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Why Do We Read?

Last week, we spent some time talking about why people read and what happens in a reader's mind while he or she is reading.  We also shared the things we love to read that paint a picture of our lives as readers.  Here are the notes from our conversations:

Why Do People Read?

  • It's like you can communicate with other people around the world.
  • to learn
  • for money--if you have a job where you have to read to help with your job
  • It makes you dream big things.
  • You can travel to the future or the past.
  • to learn about other peoples' lives
  • to form opinions
  • for instructions (signs included here)
  • for work
  • to entertain ourselves
  • It can be a habit.
  • to pass stories around
  • to see things from another person's eyes
  • to pass the time
  • for the fun of it
  • to know what's going on in the world
  • for caution (Don't walk!)
  • to learn why you should or shouldn't do something (morals)
  • to see what happens next
  • It's like going outside without going outside.
  • People like challenges when they read.
  • for directions
  • to buy things
Reactions: What's Inside a Reader's Mind?
  • notice emotions
  • notice moods
  • build ideas and provide more evidence for their ideas as they continue reading
  • try to understand characters' personalities
  • try to understand characters' decisions and feelings
  • make judgements about characters
  • notice pictures
  • disagree with things the characters say or do
  • compare: What would I do if it were me?
  • think about what a character might be thinking
  • notice stories that line up/symbols/stories within stories
  • notice when things make sense (or don't)
  • ask questions
  • explain things to themselves
  • notice repetition
  • make connections to different books
Here are some pictures from the text share.  It was so nice to see everyone gathered around so many beautiful texts!


  

  


  

  





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