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Assignment:

Answer the questions below --

What is closest definition to the kind of literature that should be taught in a college class? (Choose any that apply)

• The Classics: for example, Moby Dick, Pride and Prejudice, Hamlet, My Last Duchess
• Uplifting and inspirational stories that celebrate our shared humanity
• Complex stories and poems that challenge my world view.
• Anything that is beautifully written.
• Anything in print should be considered literature.

Please indicate the three (3) most important qualities you look for in good literature.

• Makes me think
• Makes me laugh
• Helps me escape
• Makes me cry or feel deeply
• Based on true events
• Emotional story or compelling characters
• Realistic plot
• Characters I can identify with
• Exposes me to something new
• Innovative use of language
• Beautifully or appropriately illustrated
• Innovative use of layout and design
• Other (please explain in the final comment)

How often would you like to read the kind of literature you described in your previous answers if given the opportunity?

• I'd be happy if it was my full-time job
• At least 2 hours a day.
• Once a week is fine.
• Probably once a month.
• Once a year whether I feel like it or not.
• I never read if I can avoid it.

Then, based on your answers, make profile of yourself as a reader. What is your relationship to literature? What you believe your reading habits say about you as a person.