The Point of a Story
In a Humanities makerspace, you often write what you read and read what you write. We call the process emulation through analysis, or ETA writing. It means that analytical writing has a practical purpose, not just a “mean-spirited, picky insistence that every child get every last little scrap of ‘understanding’ that can be dug out of a book.”
That quotation comes from John Holt and his essay, “How Teachers Make Children Hate Reading,” which is part of our introduction to literature and the reading process. That is essential reading. There is also a three-part guide on how to read: