Why Reading is Important (Part 2)

Last month I wrote a blog post about Why Reading is Important. The South Paris Collaborative then took up the challenge and answered the question in their blog. Here is the assignment given by their teachers: “A teacher we know, Mrs. Hensley, recently wrote a post on her blog about why she thinks reading is important. This is a great question to ask ourselves from time to time. Beyond the obvious, that reading well gets us good grades in school and makes our parents happy, why is reading important? What do we get from reading that we can't get from movies or pictures or other art forms?
Since we are learning about personal essays in writing, let's make this blog a personal essay. So think of a big idea that answers the question "Why is reading important?" Then give personal examples to prove your big idea. If you look at Mrs. Hensley's blog, you will see how she did this very thing.

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