Archive for February, 2007
What grabs you? (Fiction Genre)
I’ve just finished a book by Randa Abdul Fattah, Does My Head Look Big in This, and have started on the sequel, 10 Things I Hate About Me – both if which reflect on issues facing young adults – body image, friendships, choices, faith and religion. This started me thinking about how students select the [...]
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How do you judge a book?
How do you judge a book? Using its cover? Maybe with recommendations from a friend? teacher? Just by reading the blurb? or a few lines? Well, according to a snippet on Read Alert, quoting from a New York Times article, some people can judge a book from just one word! “The inclusion of the [...]
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What else are you reading?
One of the laments of many teachers and parents these days is that ‘their kids’ aren’t reading anymore. Is this true? Do students of the Net Gen actually read less than their parents? And if boys spend so much time on computers, do they take the time to read books?
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