Approaches to Different Kinds of Reading Matter

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How To Read Fiction EffectivelyHow To Read Non-Fiction Productively

Two Kinds of Books

Expository Books (Non-Fiction)try to convey Knowledge about experiences

that a reader had or did not have

Imaginative Books (Fiction)try to communicate the experience itselfgive the reader something to be enjoyed

Imaginative Literature

Don't try to resist the effect a work has on you

Escapist???

How To Read Imaginative Literature?

1. Classify the work ( play, novel, poem....)

2. Grasp the unity of the workWhat is the problem the author has faced?

3. Reduce the whole to simple units

Rules for Reading Fiction

1. Identify the Elements of Fiction

2. Identify the Connection

3. Identify the Movement of the Argument

How To Read Stories

Read with Total Immersion

Ideally in One Sitting

How to read long stories with many elements

Pierre, Natasha, Princess Mary, Nicholas

Faceless mess

Individuals will begin to be visible

Not Clear at First?

Do not be anxious if the story is not clear in the beginning

Flag what is important

Story is like life itself

How To Read About Current Events

Questions to Ask:● Who is writing the report?● What kind of mind does he/she have?● What does the author want to prove?● Whom does he want to convince?● What special knowledge does he assume?● What special language does he use?● Does he really know what he's talking

about?

How To Read Non-Fiction

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Magazines

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How To Read Fiction EffectivelyHow To Read Non-Fiction Productively