that readers approach the work in ways that can be viewed as aesthetic or efferent. The question is why the reader is reading and what the reader aims to get out of the reading. Is the site established primarily to help readers gain information with as little reading possible‚ or is the site established in order to create an aesthetic experience? * Efferent reading: reading to "take away" particular bits of information. Here‚ the reader is not interested in the rhythms of the language or the
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AP English Language and Composition Reading List GENERAL NONFICTION Ambrose‚ Stephen. Undaunted Courage. Follows the Lewis and Clark expedition from Thomas Jefferson‘s hope of finding a waterway to the Pacific‚ through the heart- stopping moments of the actual trip‚ to Lewis‘s lonely demise on the Natchez Trace. For readers who love detailed history. Barry‚ John M. The Great Influenza. A detailed description of the scourge of the "Spanish flu" of 1918 with interesting elements of the practice
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large number of countries with a wide variety of native languages. In the modern world‚ thanks to the Internet‚ English continues to spread as the major medium through which both small businesses and large corporations do business. Other People Are Reading The Advantages of Learning English The Importance of Communication in the Modern World English as a Common Business Language England began to develop overseas colonies as early as the 12th century in Ireland‚ and soon expanded to the New
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Let’s go Bats A. Bats have a problem: how to find their way(đường đi) around in the dark they hunt(săn mồi) at flight‚ and cannot use light to help them find prey(con mồi) and avoid obstacles(chướng ngại). You might say that this is a problem of their own making one that they could avoid simply by changing their habits(thói quen) and hunting by day(ban ngày). But the daytime economy(sự kiểm soát) is already(rồi) heavily(nặng nề) exploited(khai thác by other creatures (cacs loài sinh vật)such as
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Reading and approaches to reading strategies. I am an ardent reader who reads for hours as a hobby. Most times while reading‚ I would subconsciously scan ‚skim‚ mind map and take notes ‚ just for the pleasure of it without really knowing that these are very important concepts in Metacognitive awareness of reading strategies. After listening to the presentation and reading through the article by Kouider Mokhtari and Carla Areichard‚I realized that metacognition provides personal insights into a person’s
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Lack of lots of books‚ not culture‚ is reason for lack of reading A lot of people have murmured statements to me along the lines of‚ “Rwanda does not have a reading culture. It is an oral culture. You really have to find a way to get kids to read.” This is perhaps said because it is difficult to find a book store in Rwanda and‚ at times‚ difficult to get the kids in the village to read whole English books‚ cover to cover. I always reply‚ “we just have to find the best‚ junkiest‚ risqué/action-packed/girly/exciting/y’know
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READTHEORY Name________________ Date________________ • Reading Comprehension 1 Level 12 Directions: Read the passage. Then answer the questions below. The word euthanasia is of Greek origin and literally means “a good death.” The American Heritage Dictionary defines it as “the act of killing a person painlessly for reasons of mercy.” Such killing can be done through active means‚ such as administering a lethal injection‚ or by passive means‚ such as withholding medical care or food and water.
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Because both my parents came from China‚ I took Chinese. But I cannot read or write Chinese and barely speak it. I love my North American citizenship. I don’t’ mind being called a "banana‚" yellow on the outside and white on the inside. I’m proud I’m a banana. After all‚ in Canada and the United States‚ native Indians are "apples" (red outside‚ white inside); blacks are "Oreo cookies" (black and white); and Chinese are "bananas." These metaphors assume‚ both rightly and wrongly‚ that the culture
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Commandant’s Reading List Book Report “A Message To Garcia” by Elbert Hubbard (1889) As the most commonly talked about book off the Commandant’s reading list‚ I’ve taken the interest into finding out first hand exactly what is‚ or was‚ the message to Garcia. Little did I know‚ you never actually find out that message. Instead‚ “A Message to Garcia‚” is but a short rant about what every man/woman should hold‚ and that is the willingness disobedience to orders. [President] “McKinley gave
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Running head: GUIDED READING Module 2 Multicultural Education Kimmy Taylor Ktaylor34655@mygcu September 16‚ 2009 Rdg. 525 Grand Canyon University Instructor: Dr. Jamie Petrilla Abstract This paper will describe the leveling process and how leveled books fit into the reading classroom. It will also describe how to use tools yourself‚ to locate lists of leveled books‚ how the listed levels of a title compare between one you leveled‚ what the publisher class the level
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