EXPLORE READING LIVES!

1.              How does your current book travel around with you?

What exact part of your backpack, pocket, purse, or whatever is involved?

a.       My current book travels around with me in various ways. Sometimes, my current read may be located on my phone or it may travel with me in my purse on the way to work or in my backpack on a flight. Right now, my current book lives in my car, in the passenger’s seat if nothing else needs to be there. When I leave the car, the book hops into my bag, by my most used items so every time I take a glance, I’m reminded that I still need to read my book. It’s by my phone and my planner, next to my everyday things so it won’t be forgotten, as it so easily can be.

 

2.              What are the regular sections of your day?

 What little reading appointments might be possible in there?

a.       Regular sections of my day begin by making coffee and getting ready for the morning. During this time, little reading appointments may be possible and include reading the news during breakfast. After breakfast, I prepare for my drive to work and start off my day. On busy days, reading appointments are difficult to schedule during the day because I am already occupied. However, after work, reading appointments may be possible before bed. I enjoy taking my time to read, if it’s a novel. Most of the times, in the rush of my schedule, the news or current events will have to suffice. During the day, my lesson plans and textbooks will consume my thoughts as I work. As I mentioned, I get to take my time at night, usually right before my day is finally done. My novel is taken from its place from my car or bag, into my hands as I read it to escape from my busy day, right before it ends.

 

3.              What are some possible places for reading?

How might different places go with different types of reading?

 Like what could you read on the bus, in bed, at the kitchen table, in school?

What are the challenges about each of those places, and how do you deal with those challenges?

a.       Some possible places for reading include the comfort of my bed, the kitchen table, and the passenger seat during a car ride. Furthermore, different locations go with different types of reading because during the morning in the kitchen, I am often reading news articles while getting ready for the day. It’s the easiest type of thing to read-fast paced words during a fast paced time. During the day, I read over my work, because it’s the most necessary during that time. I go over lesson plans and work for my kids, never mad once I get interrupted because of how I see the words are all meant to help the kids. When I get home, I’ll read textbooks as I study, and this can get distracting as I just want to let go from a long day or talk with my kids. Although this can be a challenge, I try to incorporate them, maybe telling them what I’m reading about and making the information exciting. During the evening, I may be caught diving into a novel or perhaps into scripture. This is the easiest time and place to read because the day is ending as I’m in my bed. There is no challenge here, just the issue of knowing when to stop reading and continue to the next day.

 

4.              Who knows what you’re reading right now?

Who do you sometimes think about telling about your book? Who gives you recommendations? Whose reading do you wonder about?

a.       People who know what I am reading right now include my husband and children. However, I sometimes think about telling my friends about what I am reading, and they occasionally offer recommendations. Although from time to time, my daughters offer their recommendations because I am curious about what they are reading. I usually see them reading classic American literature novels and poems such as The Scarlett Letter, The Great Gatsby, and Macbeth. I always love when they tell me about the books and it almost always makes me ask the question of “why is it a classic?” My children are my biggest inspiration for what to read because they read so much and seems so excited to share about it. It leaves me with curiosity and the urge to go read exactly what they recommended.

 

5.              What could you read if you wanted a real challenge,

Something you could understand, but that would make you work?

a. If I wanted a real challenge, I would begin reading a novel that takes place during the Victorian Era. Literature that is set during this time period would be something I would understand yet also make me work because the English vocabulary then is different from what it is now. Also, reading something from a field that completely differs from mine would be a challenge. I would still understand, but would be reading about medicine, business, law, or something that is interesting but yet makes me try while reading. Challenge to me means thinking about something you’ve never had to think about before and giving it your time to attempt to understand it. Books from the Victorian Era and non-fiction books about the various fields in the world would be interesting but will also force me to think differently from how I do now, which will be a challenge, yes, but also an exciting learning opportunity.