STORY DESK / 02

Read once for story. Again for craft.

Our stories are invitations to enjoy the whole first, then return to the details that made the reading work.

Two adult learners reading together at a library table
Two people reading and annotating together
Close reading

The pause that changes a paragraph

Notice how a comma, dash or full stop changes pace and expectation.

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A teacher leading a group discussion
Conversation

The question after the story

Turn a text into genuine exchange rather than a comprehension test.

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A group discussing a printed text
Perspective

Four readers, four meanings

How readers use experience and context to fill what a story leaves unsaid.

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