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Reading Activity 1

Reading Activity 1

Q Directions: Answer the questions below regarding your assigned reading from ENG-111: “Does Trying to Be Happy Make Us Unhappy”. You can type your responses directly on the chart. Did you give yourself enough time to read for understanding: Did you read the article more than once? If so, did you gain a better understanding on the second read? Did you “engage” with what you read—did you mark up the essay? Did you highlight any parts as you read? Did you make comments on it? Have questions about? Grant explains mistakes that people make when seeking happiness. What, in your opinion, is Grant’s main idea about the mistakes that people make? How could you relate to the passage in terms of yourself? What other written texts or global issues did you relate this article to? What, in your opinion, is the author’s purpose (to persuade, to inform, to entertain)? How do you know?

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Did you give yourself enough time to read for understanding: Yes Did you read the article more than once? If so, did you gain a better understanding on the second read? Yes and yes Did you “engage” with what you read—did you mark up the essay? Did you highlight any parts as you read? Did you make comments on it? Have questions about? Yes, Yes, Yes Grant explains mistakes that people make when seeking happiness. What, in your opinion, is Grant’s main idea about the mistakes that people make? Yes