Talk About Books: A Study of Reading Groups

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But anyway, he said, I used to, and of course, when we say I used to hate literature, that means not anymore. Now I love it. Or at least I don’t hate it anymore. Literature, of course we mean serious and important writing. So he used to hate literature at school, but now he said, now I read a lot. I started off with fiction. The main character could be a police detective trying to find the killer. Or a person trying to run away from a dangerous enemy.

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Put simply, book talk is where children are given the opportunity to talk about books. Having meaningful conversations about books they are reading can be a great way for youngsters to enhance and deepen their understanding of what they have read.

Thinkofthedifferencebetweentalkingtosomeoneaboutsomethingyoureallyknowalotabout(whetherit'sfootballoraTVshoworwhatever)andtryingtopolitelychataboutsomesubjectyouknowlittleabout.Inthefirstcase,youcouldtalkforhoursinalotofdetail,inthesecondcase,youcanjustspoutsomegeneralities. How do you answer ”what work do you do?” and how do you answer a question on ,let me say, watching cinemas, when you haven’t watched any cinema? All right. So here in this very small account from Ben about his preferences and what kind of books he reads, that is a very simple, but a very effective way. We can use to talk about books. Let’s dig in a little bit deeper and see what language he used to talk about. His favorite books, what books he reads, et cetera.

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As a proponent of codifying our transparency about information, I was particularly delighted by Bayard’s proposed notation system for the different levels of non-reading and subjective interpretation: But this is a valid question. How do you decide which films you’re going to see now, we’re going to listen to different responses by people and we will discuss important words or phrases we can use in our own speaking. When we want to talk about our preferences, when it comes to films. So let’s start with the first one. Jemma: Unfortunately we don’t have a cinema near us so we have to go into the nearest town to catch the latest movie… I usually avoid seeing popular box-office hits which I’m not always keen on seeing … I prefer low-budget films… sci-fiespecially … and there’s a great cinema I go to that has frequent showings of films like these … If you see someone reading a book, then you could ask them then. People often like to talk about the books they are reading.Combine reading and art with this KS2 (Ages 7-11) Art: Cole's Kingdom Video Lesson, based on the Twinkl Original’s story Cole’s Kingdom. Children are encouraged to join Cole on an exploration of his grandma’s attic where he finds something he wasn’t expecting! Watch this video of Paralympic Basketball player and sports presenter Ade Adepitan reading from Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce. Echoing William Gibson’s notion of personal microculture and Austin Kleon’s insight that “you are a mashup of what you let into your life,” Bayard puts it beautifully:

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If I don’t recognize the names of the actors, if I don’t know, I haven’t heard of this actor or this actress before I don’t go, some people are like that. Some people are more adventurous. They’re not to be honest, I’m kind of like that. I tend to be adventurous and watch movies made by people I haven’t heard of because you know, that’s the whole point of movies, you know, it’s an adventure it’s to learn something new, to see something from the eyes of people you haven’t seen before. Around since 1971, Powell's Books lets you find an extremely eclectic selection of books, anything from historical novels to self-published books. And as we said, these are three words, poetry. We’re talking about. Those pieces of creative writing poets are the people who write those creative pieces and poems are the single pieces that they write. Collectively, they are called poetry because here he said they both wrote poems in the early 20th century. Bayard points out that one dimension of reading we often forget is that of time — a dimension inextricably linked to the biases, imperfections, and limited capacity of our memory, to which even the most dedicated of readers aren’t immune — furthering the portrait of reading by way of the intellectual negative space around it: Be inspired by reading to create some powerful writing. In this Year 5 (Ages 9-10) Book Structures: Video Lesson, Twinkl Teacher Ingrid explains how to come up with an engaging plot and use story structure to add clarity to story writing.Out of all the books you have read, which book is the one that you couldn’t put down? Why did you find it so gripping? If there’s a big star in it, then I’m more likely to see it. I don’t normally go and see films. If I don’t recognize the names of the actors. No, some people let’s face it. They think about it this way. They love certain stars. And when we talk about stars in the context of films, we’re talking about famous actors or actresses. Includes activities and plans of intervention: Talkabout is a scheme of work that is designed to be followed week by week, with plans for your intervention divided into 3 academic terms for anyone working in schools.

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Alibris is a great place to find used books and textbooks, rare books, out of print books, and even eBooks and audiobooks. If you're looking for books from independent publishers, this is one of the best resources online. There are over 200 million books and tens of millions of other items like movies and music. It’s about a young boy called Harry who lives with his abusive stepfamily, but then he goes to a school for wizards where he learns about magic. Such an evolution implies extricating ourselves from a whole series of mostly unconscious taboos that burden our notion of books. Encouraged from our school years onward to think of books as untouchable objects, we feel guilty at the very thought of subjecting them to transformation.Beneath the discussion of books, however, bubbles a larger discussion of information’s systems and paradigms of creation and consumption. In contrasting the networked knowledge and wealth of context necessary for criticism with the subjective expression at the heart of art, Bayard concludes: The Speaking Class starts with a warm-up . There is an optional activity for teachers to do before the main discussion. They can ask students to name different things related to books and reading (e.g. positive/negative characters, a series of books, a book that was made into a film, a book with a happy ending , etc.). There is also another warm-up activity in the worksheet. Students read the statistics and decide whether they are true or false . Students can also discuss whether any of the facts surprised them. Then, there is a speaking activity which provides students with a chance to talk about books and their experiences. Students also mention reading paper books. After that, they move on to the activities related to a video . First, students complete the statement about book lovers with their ideas. Then, they watch the video and add more ideas . ACTIVITIES TO TALK ABOUT BOOKS This is a Speaking Class worksheet. It includes a variety of tasks that let your students practise their speaking skills. This lesson format does not focus on grammar or vocabulary. Learn more about it here. WARM-UP & VIDEO