Sentences with phrase «read any fiction at»

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According to research conducted at the University of Toronto, study participants who read short - story fiction experienced far less need for «cognitive closure» compared with counterparts who read nonfiction essays.

Researchers at the New School for Social Research in New York have determined that reading literary fiction — books that have literary merit and don't fit into a genre — enhances what scientists call «Theory of Mind (ToM), or an ability to understand the mental states of others.

I prefer to read fiction that is not obviously religious — or at least not orthodox.

My favorite high school memories take place in the library: lounging by the magazines, Quiz Bowl practice, the time I spent reading The Lord of the Rings at a table in the fiction section.

At Yale, Warren carried on with writing poetry and fiction that is unfortunately largely not read these days because much of it is excellent.

I like to read fiction every now and then, and I especially like to read fiction to my wife at night.

I will often read a lighter book, maybe even fiction, at the same time, but this causes the long books to take that much longer to read.

To quote Kenyan feminist theologian Musimbi Kanyoro, «Those cultures which are far removed from biblical culture risk reading the Bible as fiction,» Conversely, societies that identify with the biblical world feel at home in the text.

... my memory of his sojourn there [at Tuskeegee University] was kept alive by the sight of his name on checkout slips of so many of the library books of fiction, poetry, history, and literary criticism that had become the main part of my own personal extracurricular reading program.

After one reads Nietzsche's fevered discourses about the creation of new values that would need to take place once people realized that the God - idea is fiction, the ethical prescriptions he endorsed end up sounding at best like a juiced - up version of the old values.

The only fiction I have read is (of course) the Chronicles of Narnia (my introduction to Lewis at 8 yrs old), The Great Divorce (good) and Parelandra (very intriguing).

There comes a time when you need an everyday cider, a cider that teaches Martinelli's drinkers what cider can be if it decides to really put in the hours at work, instead of reading Game of Thrones fan fiction all day.

I do not have the figures in front of me, but I expect that golfers buy more instruction books, chuckle at more golf whimsy, read more fiction about their sport and sympathize more fully with accounts of the agonies of their brethren of the links than any other athletes.

I do love to read crime fiction or watch a good Scandi - style drama — I'm loving Cardinal at the moment.

I can barely read fiction and can't read poetry at all, for instance.

Each month in the student flyer children will find a terrific selection of new and noteworthy fiction, classics, award - winning titles, perennial favourites, reference books, and more — all at amazing values and just - right reading levels.

If given no direction at all, some people will gravitate to spending all day compulsively watching TV, or reading junk fiction, or playing computer games.

At day's end, Pereira - Smith finally quiets down by reading a science - fiction novel or spy thriller before falling asleep.

Rather than obsessively checking my e-mail or keeping up with journal articles, I laid around and read bad fiction, hung out with my family, caught up with friends from high school, and marveled at how much everything had changed since I started graduate school.

«If I can't find my science fiction to read at night before I go to bed, I begin to get stressed out.»

We present five experiments showing that reading literary fiction led to better performance on tests of affective ToM (experiments 1 to 5) and cognitive ToM (experiments 4 and 5) compared with reading nonfiction (experiments 1), popular fiction (experiments 2 to 5), or nothing at all (experiments 2 and 5).

The last thing I do before bed around 10 p.m. is read — I always have at least one fiction and one nonfiction going and strongly prefer real books to e-books.

Read some dense fiction in bed, in actual physical book form (nothing against ebooks at any other time, but they represent a light source that can disrupt sleep).

Guiltless Pleasures: Dark chocolate, romantic comedies, reading young adult fiction, being at the beach, and walking in the woods with my family and our dog (not necessarily in that order).

I like biographies and fiction so it's nice to read two different genres at once.

Happy Retired lady who spends time Volunteering at Nature Canada, aqua exercises, play bridge, read mostly historical Fiction, music light classical, Love the outdoors, nature, photography, sunsets, and most sports on land & water, any season.

It's not just a look at whether you both like long walks on the beach or reading romantic fiction.

Maybe you enjoy reading science fiction or love to go white water rafting or are an expert at playing the drums.

I wish people would read the damn book, or at least be aware of what is contained in Jackson's wonderful piece of psychological fiction.

At the very end of Scrappy Little Nobody, Anna Kendrick's witty and frank memoir, she includes a «reading group guide,» a tongue - in - cheek parody of the food - for - thought discussion guidelines included at the end of certain literary fictioAt the very end of Scrappy Little Nobody, Anna Kendrick's witty and frank memoir, she includes a «reading group guide,» a tongue - in - cheek parody of the food - for - thought discussion guidelines included at the end of certain literary fictioat the end of certain literary fiction.

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Among 8th graders, 65 percent could analyze details and draw conclusions from two reading passages — they did better at nonfiction than fiction — but just 52 percent could identify the author's main purpose in writing the piece.

The development of a «taste» for literature — fiction and nonfiction alike — is hardly something we're good at teaching, Not to mention the dilemma about how to teach literacy of the new media that will constitute the bulk of the next generation's «reading.»

«You can't pretend it's all fiction,» says Carol Jago, whodirects the California Reading and Literature Project, at the University of California at Los Angeles, and has taught Englishat Santa Monica High School, in Santa Monica, California, forthirty - two years.

... But my colleagues have also written about teaching reading at the Kindergarten level using poetry, teaching fiction writing in First Grade, approaches to teaching mathematics in the middle grades.

It follows this learning journey: - Defining the key term «tone» and establishing its importance as a literary technique; - Understanding how tone is used to depict mood and attitude across a range of fiction; - Reading and interpreting Act 3 Scene 4, and establishing how Macbeth's tone alters throughout; - Reflecting upon why this may / what effect this may have had on audiences at the time; - Summarising the events of the scene; - Analysing Shakespeare's intentions in sharply altering Macbeth's tone throughout; - Peer / self evaluating the learning in the lesson.

Helping to embed a genuine, lasting passion and enthusiasm for reading, writing and storytelling is at the heart of what we believe in at Fiction Express.

Personalized goals mean that students can «analyze complex texts» using their choice of fiction or non-fiction reading at the appropriate Lexile / readability level for them.

Pioneer Valley Books offers a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction books and other resources for Reading Recovery, primary classroom, and literacy teachers at affordable prices.

He specifically looks at the impact the standards have had on the emphasis of non-fiction vs. fiction texts in reading, and on enrollment in advanced courses in mathematics.

Or, at the front end you could allow students the choice of reading To Kill a Mockingbird or reading another book of choice, fiction or nonfiction, that addresses similar themes of race, culture, power, and equity.

Teachers are worried too — getting kids to read fiction is hard enough without introducing texts that look suspiciously like the textbooks they avoid at all costs.

For a lesson plan designed to help teach students improve their reading comprehension, for example, you might state that at the end of the lesson, students should be able to read and understand figurative language, plot, climax, and other fiction characteristics, as well as the elements of nonfiction, and display the ability to find specific information in the text.

Students at the Corona - Norco Unified school use a program that delivers challenging fiction and non-fiction stories to students regardless of their reading level.

At the heart of this strand are authentic fiction and nonfiction texts that teachers read aloud.

Through the use of textbook and document - based primary and secondary source readings, interactive activities, historical fiction, videos, and research projects, the students develop a rich understanding of the varying cultures while becoming more adept at critical thinking and analysis, note taking, research, essay writing, class discussion, and both independent and collaborative study skills.

No specific genres to read (although I will be reviewing a contemporary Christian romance novel here each week, and guest reviewing historical or non-romance novels at Australian Christian Writers and International Christian Fiction Writers).

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