AP Literature by Sharon Terry https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra Why do we read literature? What should we read? en-us 2016-09-11 17:32:09 UTC 2025-12-09 15:51:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/71681984/8bbd07b5e7aa189c0c3e6fedc7334bb6/writing.jpg We read to transport ourselves to different worlds. When we are bored with the tedium of everyday life, we can escape fictionally.  https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123476969 We also learn more about the people, cultures, geography, and history that surrounds us. 
-Ava ]]> 2016-09-13 14:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123476969 My name is Batman https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123477001 We read literature because it connects us. All humans have the opportunity to be part of "the story" as Foster talks about. Stories teach us about ourselves.
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]]> 2016-09-13 14:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123477233 We read to gain insight into the lives we can not live- we gain empathy and compassion by reading https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123477820 -Sarah]]> 2016-09-13 14:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123477820 https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123478077 We read ]]> 2016-09-13 14:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123478077 Ryan https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123478091 We read to gain perspective on different issues confronted by others]]> 2016-09-13 14:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123478091 we read literature to transport ourselves into other  https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123478585 2016-09-13 14:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123478585 R https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123478744 2016-09-13 14:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123478744 We should read about characters, both real and fictional, to better understand ourselves and reflect on the choices we would make in a hypothetical world https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123478748 -Sarah

]]> 2016-09-13 14:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123478748 Read  https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123478770 2016-09-13 14:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123478770 rip harambe https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123478949 2016-09-13 14:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123478949 We read stories that makes us feel something. Feel https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123479128 2016-09-13 14:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123479128 We read stories that makes us feel something. Whether we are engaged in the story of someone else or we learn something about ourselves, we attempt to expand our knowledge and empathize. https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123479148 Ava]]> 2016-09-13 14:50:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123479148 https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123479163 we read literature to transport into other people's lives, to experience different perspectives, ]]> 2016-09-13 14:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123479163 We read in order to gain perspective on different issues confronted by others. Allowing us to deepen our understanding of the world around us. We should read stories that fulfill these qualities. https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123479487 Ryan]]> 2016-09-13 14:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123479487 https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123479982 we should read literature that makes us ]]> 2016-09-13 14:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123479982 https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123481472 RIP Milton and Harambe]]> 2016-09-13 14:54:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sterry5/59iys61whjra/wish/123481472