First Stab at Essential Questions

1. What are my current reading skills?
I think my current reading skills are pretty good. I usually understand everything I read: my own books I read for pleasure, textbooks, museum descriptions, and etc. I have a little difficulty with classics though, like books like Pride and Prejudice and Wuthering Heights. I can read it, and I understand the story, but I don't know a lot of words (although I can guess their meanings.) I enjoy reading and I think that's why I'm good, but I'm not very fast at reading.

2. How can I improve and grow as a reader? 

I think that if I read more challenging books instead of books that are simple and books that I read just for pleasure. Or, get books that I wanna read for pleasure, that are challenging. Because I never really challenge myself, I'm never growing my skills in reading, getting faster, or growing my vocabulary either. So more books like Wuthering Heights would help me improve.

3. What purpose can literature serve in my life? 

Literature can be a sort of foundation for other subjects in school. Things we learn in literature can be used in writing class, can be used as an example in global studies or other classes, and for many other things. Literature can also be enjoyment. Reading books and stories can be tons of fun if you find the right book for you. Literature can shape how we think of the world. People who have read someone else's thoughts about a topic or about life, will have those thoughts in their head and will be influenced by them in some way. The books you read change you. (Mr. Lindeman had mentioned this in class today and I thought of it now.)

4. What resources can I find in the library that will help me in this course and other courses?
There's the Library Catalogue that can help find me books in the library on specific topics, authors, or titles. Then there's the database.. I forget what it's called but the database that searches for articles about the keywords you type in. There are computers to research on, and another resource could be the librarians. They can help you find books that you need.