Comments on: Boys talk books http://connellbiggs.edublogs.org/2008/07/19/boys-talk-books/ "A word after a word after a word is power." Margaret Atwood Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:07:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: wordmaster http://connellbiggs.edublogs.org/2008/07/19/boys-talk-books/comment-page-1/#comment-47 wordmaster Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:21:41 +0000 http://connellbiggs.edublogs.org/?p=51#comment-47 It really was an amazing and unprompted discussion. I was also fascinated by the boy who said he can't create pictures in his mind when he reads. Can he learn and would this make reading fiction more enjoyable? Or, does his brain work differently? I also found it interesting that these boys didn't consider newspapers and non-fiction "real" reading. It really was an amazing and unprompted discussion. I was also fascinated by the boy who said he can’t create pictures in his mind when he reads. Can he learn and would this make reading fiction more enjoyable? Or, does his brain work differently? I also found it interesting that these boys didn’t consider newspapers and non-fiction “real” reading.

]]> By: Kevin http://connellbiggs.edublogs.org/2008/07/19/boys-talk-books/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Kevin Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:47:29 +0000 http://connellbiggs.edublogs.org/?p=51#comment-46 What a conversation and some good books are mentioned. You really bring up the quandary of how to reach young teen boys with literature and why their attention gets so diverted -- newspapers, movies, books, magazines, etc. I love this quote: "reading is like watching a movie only better because it lasts much longer and has a lot more detail. It’s like a really great movie in your mind." Sounds like a little Peter Elbow. :) Kevin What a conversation and some good books are mentioned. You really bring up the quandary of how to reach young teen boys with literature and why their attention gets so diverted — newspapers, movies, books, magazines, etc.

I love this quote:
“reading is like watching a movie only better because it lasts much longer and has a lot more detail. It’s like a really great movie in your mind.”

Sounds like a little Peter Elbow.
:)

Kevin

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