I love books. So when I read the title of this chapter I was really excited to read it. I think finding the right books for my students to read is the most important thing I will do as a teacher. When I was a high school student most of the books that I read were at a higher level than my peers, but that is just because I loved to read from a small age. It was important to my teachers to give us choices because they knew all of us had a different taste and level of reading. I think the books they chose for us to read were not the best, but also not the worst. Everyone has to read things they don't like, but I want my students to read books that are relevant to their lives. Teaching the classics isn't always the best idea. I think you need variety in the classroom to keep things fresh and fun.
In this chapter, my favorite section was Fiction. I liked this section because it gave all different examples of types of books for students to read. Like Thin books, and books with illustrations, and Mysteries. This gave me a really good insight into how to pick books for my students to read.
I really liked the Fiction section as well. I think as future English teachers it is important for us to understand what types of books interest students. It helps us to find books that may make a student want to read more.
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