1 why read literature
- 1. LITERATURE From the Philippines and the World Ms. Rebekah C. Mambiar
- 2. Literature • a body of written works • traditionally applied to those imaginative works of poetry and prose distinguished by the intentions of their authors and the perceived aesthetic excellence of their execution. (Rextroth, 1998)
- 4. ACTIVITY • Among your housemates, answer the question: “Why do we need to study literature?” • Consolidate your ideas and create a graphic organizer
- 6. Literature • Allows us to communicate directly and transparently with people who live very far away from us (John Green, How and Why We Read)
- 7. Literature • Language is used to communicate complex ideas and experiences between people
- 8. Literature • Reading is always an active empathy • Imagining what it is like to be someone else
- 9. Literature • Literariness among texts exists so that the text becomes a bigger and better world in your mind
- 10. Literature • Books don’t exist for the benefit of the author, but of the reader
- 11. Reading Critically… • Gives a fuller understanding of life other than your own • Helps you to become more empathetic • Can give you the linguistic tools to share your own story with more precision
- 12. Reading Critically… • Gives you better tools to explain corporate profits and broken hearts, and also connects us to each other. (John Green)