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- can slow the progress of Alzheimer's and Dementia
- prevent the brain from losing power

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There are several benefits to reading (Dijikic, 2013) ~ based on two Canadian studies

emphathy

critical approach to descisions

judgements

be less judgemental --> open minded

comfortable --> with uncertainty

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- reading for pleasure decreased by 3% among youths
- students may find reading fiction to be useless --> won't help them improve grades

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~ The more you read, the more words exposure to
~Boosts our self confidence
~Helps in our career

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- people that lack empathy
- people unable to accept views and experiences different from theirs

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"Dress Rehersal of Life" can be defined as (Djikic, 2013)

an event or activity that prepare with real life challenges or situations

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Cultivates critical thinking

Improvise our reading predictions

We’ll be able to construct ideas

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Pleasure

To discover the consequences of actions without bearing any of the responsibility

Feel less lonely

Understand human nature

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Reading helps us to know the reality of the real world

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improved analysis

improved creativity in writing and art

emphathy toward others --> become more grateful

more open minded

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Here are some topics when student plan their response ~ From edutopia website

characters

themes

literacy devices

setting

narrative

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~ Grabs the reader’s attention
~ Makes them to fully immerse themselves when reading a book

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Topics can be focused on by ~ From edutopia website

coming up with questions like "What do you want to explore"

Answering the "Why" question --> allow analysis and synthesis of the topic

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- vocabulary expansion improve our writing skills
-other writing styles improve our own work

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- Identify main theme and pattern of the text
- Highlight characterization
- Label character types

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- able to differentiate between descriptive writing and analytical writing
- descriptive writting can summarize the text
- analytical writing enable us to get better ideas and defend position

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~ outlines the main objectives of an essay
~ helps to solve real-life problems
~ gives us the chance to provide our own opinions and reflection when we analyzed the text

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Readers are entering into a different imaginative world by putting themselves into the story

Removes us from the reality entering something that is unrealistic

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Imagination

Creativity

Happiness

Understand ourselves more

Wider perspective

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Putting ourselves into other people's shoe

Understanding things differently

Understand other people's point of view

Begin to reflect and questioning ourselves about our lifestyle

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Validation

Catharsis

Humour

Common sense

Confusion

Absurdity

Righteousness