Analytical Reading

I just put the finishing touches on a Guide to Reading for this class that I will be handing out on Tuesday.  The guide is based on two books How To Read A Book by Mortimer J. Adler and How To Read Slowly by James W. Sire.  I greatly simplified their writing and used only parts that are most applicable to my class.  I just wanted to say that these two books are great books to add to your students reading lists begining in 10th or 11th grade or so.  If some of you are interested in a more detailed guide than mine without acutally reading the books I found a great one on Justin Taylor's blog here.

I also came across a DVD of some videos that Mortimer J. Adler recorded for Encyclopedia Britannica that look excellent.  I think our students would grasp some of the main ideas and get inspiration to do the work of ACTIVE reading from these videos since they aren't quite ready yet to wade through his book.  How To Read A Book is a challenging book to read!  Have your students watch the sample video.

Happy reading!