I definitely think that we could read more genre fiction at school, because honestly, most of the stuff that we have to read doesn’t interest me, at all. Literary fiction is still important, but we don’t need as much of it, because no one likes to read it. I do believe that schools are killing the love of reading because no one actually cares about literary fiction. Maybe if we add genre fiction books that people like, more people will enjoy the books. If kids actually enjoy the books, then they will actually read it, because now, most people use Sparknotes. While I think that we should add more genre fiction to the curriculum, we still need literary fiction, or the classics, but just not so much of it. I think there is something important that you get out of reading classics, but you get something out of reading genre fiction too—a passion for reading, which is what most people don’t find in the classics. I feel like there is a big difference between literary and genre fiction. I think literary fiction is there to almost teach us, or at least that’s how it is portrayed by school. Genre fiction is more to enjoy, and maybe literary fiction is like that too, but because of all of the tests we take and worksheets we do for those books in school, it’s hard to enjoy it. For that main reason, we need more books that kids could actually enjoy in the school curriculum. The more that we like a book, the more we want to read it. So if kids like the books that we read in class, they will be more likely to read it and understand it. And the more kids understand the book, the better their test scores will be, and teachers would be happy, so adding genre fiction would benefit everyone! I think that if kids read genre fiction in school, reading will once again be enjoyable.
Reading more genre fiction books, will keep the students happy. They'll be entertained, they'll actually like reading for a change, and will probably actually read instead of just using sparknotes. Reading more genre fiction will imporve grades, and improve the number of people who actually read these books. Nobody wants to read a boring book.
ReplyDeleteKids like reading genre fiction, but we would still have to do notes and tests on Hunger Games if we read it in school just to make sure that we did read it. I do agree though that they make us hate books and that literary fiction books could be read because people like to read them. I liked reading Jane Eyere:)
ReplyDeleteI think that its the test and the hardness of the language driving kids away from the classics. The hardness of the language is what we learn from and why we read it in school. The Hunger Games is a great middle school book because it has good themes, but in high school its just too simple. I'd feel offended reading Harry Potter next to Romeo and Juliet. (and that still doesn't change the fact that we'd over analyze Harry Potter)
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