Re: The Culture Wars Go to High School

In article <ddfr-659441.23363003082005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
David Friedman <ddfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In article <7uh2f1tbms2ktamp2pa7b9ficoh5qjmsti@xxxxxxx>,
> Joyce Reynolds-Ward <jrw@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > *Correctly identify major characters and their relevance to the story.
> > *Correctly identify plot elements in correct sequence.
> > *Correctly identify author's purpose in writing the story.
>
> Strikes me that making someone read a book with those questions in mind
> would be a fairly good way of ruining the experience and making sure the
> author failed to achieve his purpose. With luck, you could discourage
> him from ever reading a book voluntarily again.

Reminds me of the "study questions" I found at the back of _Holes_,
which appeared to have been scientifically chosen to seek out and crush
any joy that may have been inadvertently felt while reading the book.

Having said that, the technique of asking questions about what has just
been read *does* help develop language skills. My Japanese teacher does
it to me, to good effect.

- Damien
.

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