School Reading Assignments
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On the other hand though we read the silver sword when i was in 1st year and loved the book.
I didnt read To Kill a Mockingbird at school which is possibly why its my favourite book as i read it in my own time. Was hugely dissappointed with Of Mice and Men was expecting so much more from it.
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In my school, we must read at least 5 compulsory books and 15 selected Chinese books per year. We are tested on three compulsory books and we write a report for the other two. We write a quick report for each of the 15 books.
As for English, we read books that our teachers rate according to diffuculty and length. Very long books carry 5 marks; very short ones carry 1 etc. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was 3. Even Persuasion was only 4. We must accumulate 40 marks by the end of the year.
My Chinese teacher said she doesn't like book reports either, because reading is a hobby and should not be work. However, she has to make us do the reports because the school and government require it.
I personally believe that the systems used in my school at least are workable. The school picks appropriate compulsory books. For example, I'm reading Romance of the Three Kingdoms for school, which is quite nice. In fact, last year we got to read a humorous novel. It was awesome.
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The only thing I like about assigned reading is that it helped me to grow my reading list, and I ended up reading some of my favorite books.
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I read Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte and Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne at my tertiary level education and I absolutely loved these narratives. Both remain indelible works with the most endearing characters I have encountered.zombie_chinchilla wrote: ↑14 May 2010, 14:39 What are your thoughts on them? Do you really believe that reading for school completely ruins the book for you? What are some books you read for school and loved? What are some you hated?
I personally don't believe reading for school completely ruins a book. I don't think it helps, since you have to read it and stay alert about what happens, rather than relax and indulge yourself in it.
I read The Giver by Lois Lowry last year for school, and thought it was great. I recommend it. One I unfortunately hated was To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I think, since we took it so slow, I found it very drudging and boring.
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