Welcome to Mrs. Stehly's ELA class!
Some quotes to inspire:
“Read, read, read. Read everything – trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do
it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read!
You’ll absorb it. Then write.” William Faulkner
“The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading, in order to write; a man will turn over half a library to make one book.” Samuel Johnson
“The man who doesn’t read books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them.” Mark Twain
"No single literacy activity has a more positive effect on students' comprehension, vocabulary knowledge, spelling, writing ability, and overall academic achievement than free reading." -Stephen Krashen in The Power of Reading
"There's nothing better for you – not broccoli, not an apple a day, not aerobic exercise. In terms of the whole rest of your life, in terms of making you smart in all ways, there's nothing better. Top-ranking scientists and mathematicians are people who read a lot. Top-ranking historians and researchers are people who read a lot. It's like money in the bank in terms of the rest of your life, but it also helps you escape from the rest of your life and live experiences you can only dream of. Most important, along with writing, it's the best way I know to find out who you are, what you care about, and what kind of person you want to become." -Nancie Atwell