Blog Post #2-Your Reading Autobiography Special Post-due Monday
Reading Autob iography How does reading fit into the story of your life? Which books have shaped who you are and how you see the world? A reading autobiography is a timeline of a person’s reading experiences-both positive and negative -from their first memories to the present. It is not just a list of memorable books, but it often starts there. They can generate self-reflection and teach us about our own and other’s reading lives. What we choose to read and how much time and effort we invest in reading (or don’t ) affects who we are. Every book we read offers potential benefits-knowledge, escape, entertainment, insight-but some books transform us in fundamental ways. Maybe it’s the first time you realized a book could evoke powerful emotions, or the first time a book changed your mind about one of your beliefs, or the fi rst time you fell in love with a character or were inspired by a character. So how do I make a reading autobiography? ...