Summary & Analysis

Here is a link to my Glogster poster.

Thanks,
Heather

Good Readers & Good Writers

Photo: Horst Tappe/Archive Photos

Nabokov was an interesting man and one with a great story to tell. I found this link to be very interesting and made me curious to learn more about him.

Nabokov thinks a good reader is one with imagination, memory, a dictionary and artistic sense. Having imagination allows the reader to place themselves in the story and follow the actions. Having memory allows them to pull the details from the story as it flows. A dictionary may be needed to define terms that are new, different, or unheard of. An artistic sense allows a reader to identify with different aspects and situations in a story.

I agree with Nabokov and his four requirements of a reader. I find I use all of the same things, and I will admit that now that I have an iPad I have a dictionary much more at the ready than I did before when I used old fashioned books with those things called pages. I actually find that to be helpful now that I am using that feature to expand my vocabulary as well.

I believe I am a good reader and have the characteristics I find important to be a part of that definition 'good reader.' I think I have a keen imagination, a sense of adventure, a desire to be put in a story, a good memory, a very open mind, and a temperament that allows me to be patient with a story and keep up with the flow.

I find reading to be essential in my life. I look forward to the time in the day when I get to sit and read, even if it's the newspaper. I crave a good story and love to share reading with my son, my parents, anyone who enjoys the same art as I do- reading.

It's Me! Intro Video