Reading Essays Samples That Help You Write Better, Faster & with Gusto

1. Previewing (SPEAKING)

WHY: This strategy helps the students to recognize different structures of texts, identify signal words, develop their analytical skills.
HOW: The teacher chooses the text with a big headline and asks the students what the article will be about basing on the headline.

WHEN: The strategy will be especially helpful as a pre reading task.

2. Contextualizing ( SPEAKING)

WHAT: Discussing the context of the text to be read.

WHY: This strategy will help to arouse interest in the text among students.
HOW: Before reading the text “Modern Airlines” the teacher asks the students what airlines they usually travel with, what are their favorite airlines.

WHEN: The strategy can be applied for pre-reading tasks.

3. Visualizing. ( WRITING/COMPREHENSION)
WHAT: Visualizing the gist of the text by different means: in Continue reading...

Success is what all students want. When one joins school at whatever level, the primary aim is for the student to come out of the school having completed successfully the whole process of schooling. Although this is the primary concern to all the students, success sometimes proves to be elusive to some of the students. There are various aspects that can boost the chances of emerging victorious upon completion of schooling. Some of the issues may vary from one student to the other as well as from the level of education to another. However, two fundamental aspects can lead Continue reading...

Brenda was suffering from cancer for several years. At the age of 26 she was first diagnosed with cervical cancer. She had been leading unhealthy lifestyles apart from entangling with an offensive marriage. Later on, she was also diagnosed with breast cancer twice. After having battled with the disease for fourteen long years, suddenly one day she was told that she had only one more year to live. An inner awareness motivated her to view her disease as a gift and a new possibility. One evening while packing her things for the hospital, Brenda wondered which books she could Continue reading...

Imagining Inquiry: Extending Lessons

Description of Lesson Observed
The subject of observation was a literacy lesson taught to 2nd graders. The lesson, which is part of a unit that consists of five lessons, is a reading of Roald Dahl’s Matilda followed by an assessment of the students’ comprehension of the story. The objective of the lesson was to assess the learners’ reading comprehension of the said book through a classroom discussion guided by questioning or inquiry. To achieve this objective, the read aloud and role playing or dramatization method were applied to see how well the children understood the story.
The teacher Continue reading...

WRTG 101S

Digital technologies have changed the world recently. They influenced every aspect of our life: e-readers, e-book and tablets made people forget about the old things that new gadgets replaced a decade ago. More and more people use technological devices in their every-day life that is why they have substituted the ordinary things such as printed books for example. Reading habits have been drastically transformed as well. Now people are taught to read quickly and almost everywhere but losing some piece of information or ability to concentrate.
After the e-reader had became a wide-spread device, the world experienced reading expansion. Continue reading...

Children acquire and use reading strategies in different instructional settings. Educators know that school must improve the achievement of the low-income households. Many researchers present erroneous work on the performance of low and middle-income families. According to Nicholas et al. (2007), some of the factors that contribute to school failure include teacher expectations, instructions, curricula, and the variations in school structure. Decades of research, to bring reform to the low-income children, facilitate transformation of the young children development. The construction of knowledge founded on the student cognitive structures helps them to interpret new information. The constructivist view of learners Continue reading...

English

2015
Essay
Children include an important resource of every nation. They are beautiful and innocent as God himself. They are open to learn even before their schooling starts. Their minds are exactly like clean slates on which anything can be written. Family represents the first school that inculcates learning behaviour among the children. However, the literal literacy of the children more or less depends on the schooling. Elementary schools are meant to provide the children with apt aura of understanding the world around. In simpler words, elementary schools initiate and develop early literacy among the children, which makes them Continue reading...

PART A.

In a paragraph, summarize the main arguments of McLuhan’s essay.
McLuhan’s essay entitled “The Changing Face of Literacy” talks about how people now regard reading and writing in the face of advancements in technology. While bookstores still abound and sell the latest book crazes worldwide, McLuhan claims that only about 15% of all books sold are actually read. This is primarily because books are more often used now as decorative pieces in living rooms instead of being appreciated for its content. In terms of reading, people’s interest has considerably dwindled because of reading materials and alternatives Continue reading...

IntroductionMost adults portray kindergarten as a relaxed opportunity to learn the formal reading and math skills needed for first reading. Due to the higher demands required by the public policy, kids begin to enroll themselves in kindergarten for arduous academic programs. Several factors determine the level of school readiness among children. Parents are concerned with the maturity age of their children to succeed in today's kindergartens. These concerns have slowed the admission for the kids in order to guarantee a higher level of readiness. The paper will address the factors that have an effect on the development of kindergarten Continue reading...

In her article “Your E-Book Is Reading You” Alexandra Alter discusses the new possibilities that e-books and their programs provide for the readers, authors and for their publishers. Thus, the author of the article claims that digital books help the publishers to gather significant information such as: what types of books people usually read, how much time they need to finish the book, how far they are getting in it. Such data may be useful for both the readers and the publishers. Thus, the authors would have a chance to understand what kinds of books do their readers like Continue reading...

Source: Musée d'Orsay 2006
http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/collections/index-of-works/notice.html?nnumid=342
“The Gleaners” (fr. Des glaneuses) is an oil painting by Jean-François Millet, a French painter who belonged to the Barbizon school. The painting was completed in 1857 and has a size of 33 inches by 44 inches.
Rural life was one of the favorite themes of Jean-François Millet, and this painting was the culmination of a decade of Millet’s research and work on the theme of the rural life in general and the gleaners in particular. It is one of the central works of Millet which was created at the Continue reading...

I have always had a passion for English. Since pre-school years I have been introduced into different stories, articles and pieces in English which has not only helped me master English for fun but also expanded my skill portfolio. My mother’s artistic touch to reading during my early childhood years was a solid background that opened for me a door to book clubs, to winning a scholarship to study abroad and to finally become a master of presentations. Indeed, I have come to appreciate English as a language which has helped me master not only language skills but Continue reading...

A great story or article always captivates me. My interest in reading has always pushed me to writing. When I read great pieces from other writers, I felt fascinated and motivated to write great articles too. Reading and writing are interrelated in more than just one way. Research has shown that when a person reads extensively they are bound to become better writers. When I am writing an article or some piece, I constantly keep the audience in mind. Will they love this article? How will they react to this article? These are some of the questions that I Continue reading...

English

I was not always a good reader. In fact, I liked to move away from reading and writing. My initial school schedule offered different courses in math and science, and most of my work was in those subjects. It was the decade of the 1980s; I was eight or nine years old, when I was fascinated by the beautiful colors of the church. I liked those mouthwatering sweets and other eatables. It was at that time, when I first felt an interest in singing after listening to my Grandmother’s songs. I found that we all have an ear Continue reading...

Essay

Food security is one of the greatest challenges the world faces in the 21st century. Many people suffer from starvation, malnutrition and the diseases associated with lack of food. Although the world produces sufficient food to feed its ballooning population that is at seven billion currently, not all the parts of the world receive fair shares of food. World Food Program (WFP) explains that out of every eight people in the world, one person sleeps hungry each day. Also, one out of every three children is underweight. There is the need to understand the causes of starvation, the possible Continue reading...

Concerning the key goal of this paper, it is mainly about summarizing the book “Yours in Truth: a Personal Portrait of Ben Bradlee” by Jeff Himmelman; moreover, the paper argues that the abovementioned book is obviously worth reading due to many reasons. The thing is that the way Jeff Himmelman describes the career of Ben Bradlee, the former editor of Washington Post, enables the readers to come to understanding a variety of peculiar Bradlee’s special features from another angle. Moreover, the author makes attempt to eradicate the principles of commonplace thinking among ordinary people. As a result, a Continue reading...

Nicholas Carr in his article titled "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" that was published in The Atlantic in July 2008, asserts that the internet is making us more fidgety, unfocused and has killed our reading culture. He starts off the article by using a scene from the 2001 movie Space Odyssey where the character HAL cries out that he can feel his mind going, this is how Carr feels about his mind (2008). In my opinion I think that Carr is an alarmist and like many other people, is scared of new technology and change in general. This is Continue reading...

Essay-Compare and contrast

The essays "We are ugly, but We are Here" and "The joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me" present subcultures in new Westernized world and the authors depict their way of surviving and sending their voice. The path of every minority is filled with painful memories. The culture and tradition is perplexed with new, dominant culture and it is difficult to find a place in this world. The theme of both articles is search for identity and reconciliation of past and future.
In the essay "The joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me", the author fights against Continue reading...

Yes, I definitely love reading. I strongly believe that a book can take the reader anywhere in the world through the adventures, scenarios, events, and experiences relayed by the characters. In regard to reading college textbooks, my strengths include focusing on areas that are required to be read. There are evident weaknesses in comprehending challenging topics, especially in course modules that are not within my field of expertise. As such, I like to read college books that do not contain a lot of technical terminologies. On the other hand, I dislike books that are too technical and use a Continue reading...

The United States and Great Britain both have democratic forms of government, however each has their own unique system in place to pass legislation. The United States is technically a federal republic, while Great Britain is a parliamentary system, under a constitutional monarchy. As a result, each legislative body employs its own unique method in passing legislation.
Great Britain has two main houses that make up the legislative branch. They are the House of Commons and the House of Lords. In order to get legislation passed, a bill can be proposed by either house. If the bill is proposed Continue reading...