http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/percy-jackson-problem
Sunday, October 26, 2014
The Percy Jackson Problem
Read the following article that was written for The New Yorker magazine. It introduces a popular debate that has been growing around the Percy Jackson series. It raises questions that are being asked such as, "Is Percy Jackson helping young readers to grow in the right way?". Post your oppinion/reaction to the article and respond to two other posts for extra credit. Click on the link below to begin reading now: You will find a place to leave comments at the bottom of this page. You have from Monday 10/27/14 till Monday 11/3/14 to post and leave two comments.
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/percy-jackson-problem
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/percy-jackson-problem
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I think that The Percy Jackson series is a great series that introduces Greek Mytholgy to young readers across mthe globe.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this, though as I pointed out, I still think that people should have a wider range of books they are willing to read.
DeleteIan, you still need to respond to two other people's posts for full credit. Thanks!
DeleteI think that the article overall makes some good points as to why people should not read these books. In my opinion though, its good to read books like Percy Jackson. It would be nice to differ in your reading genre, but as long as people (mostly children) are getting better at reading, then I feel that it is O.K. On the plus side, these books can at least inspire some creativity! Overall, I think that these books are not a bad thing to read, and that they are better to read than The Cat in the Hat, (nothing against the book) or not even reading at all!
ReplyDeleteI really like how you showed the different plus sides of reading this series, for example I would have never thought about creativity but I still think that if this series is not challenging for certain readers, they should not read it.
DeleteYou raise a valid point Chris, that if people are not challenged by the books then they should not read them. Simple.
DeleteThe article had good evidence. However, in my opinion, I think it is good to read books you are interested in. I know that if I was not allowed to read books that I enjoyed anymore, I probably would just give up on reading altogether. I think you just need to balance out your reading ( sometimes challenging yourself, sometimes going for a quick and easy book, etc.) in order to enjoy yourself while educating yourself at the same time.
ReplyDeleteOverall, I agree, but I also disagree. I definitely agree with reading the books you are interested in, but I think that you should stick to books more on your level or more challenging. I think that if you were to read an easy book, then you may stick to those and not get enough of a challenge.
DeleteI think that people should read what they want to read, but if they only read a certain type of literature, then they might" miss out" in other types of writing. For example, if you like fiction, but not non- fiction, you may not learn much from reading because there are not always true facts in fiction( obviously, there are exceptions). Then again, if you only read what you do not want to read, you may not enjoy it, thus being miserable and possibly starting to hate reading, which is not good.
DeleteI love the way that you explained how you said that if you didnt read the books you liked you wouldnt read at all but just because you read for enjoyment doesnt mean you are reading for a learning purpose, you could read Clifford the big red dog but get no educational purpose out of it what so ever.
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