Friday, April 24, 2009

Can We Read Comics and Magazines?

Dear Principal,

Our school has started a 25 book campaign. All the students have to read 25 books by the end of the year. However, students must read novels, not comics or magazines. However, some of my fellow classmates are opposed against this and believe that magazines and comics should be accepted, while teachers believe they're not suitable. Comics and magazines should not be allowed for the 25 book campaign. Books help you learn and prepare you for the future. Along with that, comic books are not very educational.
First, books are a great way to learn. Reading a fiction book, one can easily expand his imagination and develop better reading, reading comprehension, and writing skills. Reading a nonfiction book is even better as one can become a better reader and learn facts about whatever the book was about. Along with that, one can learn and comprehend about a new subject better. Imagining a student's school skills getting better as he reads books 25 times! Books must be used for the 25 book campaign!
Furthermore, books are used to prepare for the future. In anything one is reading, he could actually be benefiting for your future job. Along with that, reading skills in the future could come in handy when one has to comprehend hard, new words, sort out useless information in something one's reading, or determine what information is fact or fiction. Along with that, reading books increases one's literature knowledge, which can be handy when one has to take the SAT. Books are a lot more important than comics and magazines!
Finally, comics and magazines are not that educational. While they're enjoyable, comics and magazines are a little babyish, with a lot of pictures and very simple words. While reading comics and magazines do improve your imagination, it doesn't give any more of the advantages that books give. A long with that, some comics and magazines could be about something like a television show or a movie, and could easily throw a student off topic. Comics and magazines should not be used for our 25 book campaign.
Thank you for reading my letter. I believe that novels, and only novels, should be used for the 25 book campaign. Novels teach students many important skills and help them prepare for the future. Comics and magazines aren't really that educational. Our 25 book campaign was strictly made to educate students. If we want to help students to the maximum degree, we must use novels for our campaign!

Sincerely,
Oliver Tang

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