CHAPTER ACTIVITIES

Adopting a Success Attitude

DISCOVERING ENJOYMENT IN READING

Reading for pleasure has numerous benefits: It can build your knowledge, improve your vocabulary, boost your reading speed, enhance your creativity and imagination, and encourage attentiveness and focus. Moreover, reading for pleasure can relieve stress and promote positive emotions.

Choose four literary genres from the following list. For each genre you choose, identify a book that you might like to read. (Search online or go to a bookstore to get ideas.) Provide the full title of the book, the author’s name, a brief description of the book (two to three sentences), and the reason it interests you.

Literary Genres

classic literature

fantasy/adventure

historical fiction

crime/detective

science fiction

horror

mystery

romance

humor

suspense/thriller

autobiography/biography

nonfiction (factual information)

poetry

Now set a goal for your reading. When will you read the titles you’ve listed?

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