Reading
“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.” Francis Bacon, “Of Studies,” 1625.
Savvy Readers
Savvy readers know a few facts about reading:
“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.” Francis Bacon, “Of Studies,” 1625.
Savvy Readers
Savvy readers know a few facts about reading:
Exposition is the type of writing that explains.
Most nonfiction is exposition.
Most exposition or nonfiction is organized as follows: “Tell them what you are going to tell them. Tell them. Tell them what you told them.”
Savvy readers know that the first and last paragraphs of articles and chapters in nonfiction are significant. The first paragraph(s) almost always introduce the main idea of the article or chapter. The last paragraph(s) almost always summarize it.
Savvy readers know that middle paragraphs in exposition or nonfiction usually begin with topic sentences that are developed in the body of the paragraph or paragraphs that follow.
Savvy readers know that first and last paragraphs and topic sentences save time in gaining ideas when they read exposition or nonfiction.
Savvy readers know how to recapture their interest in novels when they are about to give up on the book.
Savvy readers know how to immerse themselves in nonfiction, novels, short stories and journal or magazine articles.
Savvy readers read books for ideas.
People who say that they never or rarely read books have not learned how to be savvy readers.
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