<p>Reading was never really one of my greater passions and I kept trying to avoid it last year, but now I'm going to actually try to read all of the novels this year. However, I can't really motivate myself into doing the summer reading, and school starts in a little over a month.. I have to read the Autobiography of Malcolm X and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn for AP English Language, and I'm just wondering if anyone had any tips to help motivate me into actually reading?</p>
<p>Do a reward system!</p>
<p>Ahaha that's what I do. I know it's dorky, but it works.</p>
<p>Tell yourself that if you finish the book, you'll treat yourself to ice cream. or something. Or do it in shorter segments: reading one chapter = 10 minutes of computer games, etc.</p>
<p>Don't slack!</p>
<p>Or you could just read. Those books were pretty good. I have trouble with the boring ones.</p>
<p>Those books aren't bad (they could be worse). When I have summer work, I make up a schedule and try my hardest to adhere to it. Reading an hour or two a day really cuts down the work if you stick with it.</p>
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I'm surprised you're reading Huck Finn for Language. Most of the work they suggest is non fiction... I guess Malcolm X's Auto helps. Last year my summer work was Fast Food Nation and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (so.. your summer work could be worse...)</p>
<p>We read Huck Finn for language last year too, not over the summer, though. </p>
<p>I'm having the same trouble too, just starting to get to it...I think doing it in small chunks and trying to motivate yourself with something is a good idea.</p>
<p>you have roughly three weeks left of summer. that's only three saturdays.</p>
<p>motivated enough?</p>
<p>I think I need therapy. Procrastination is killing me.</p>
<p>Slowly take away something you enjoy for every day that you're not reading at least 3 chapters of either book.</p>
<p>three weeks left? school doesn't start until after labor day for us, so what.. 6 saturdays?</p>
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I have to read the Autobiography of Malcolm X and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn for AP English Language, and I'm just wondering if anyone had any tips to help motivate me into actually reading?
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Wow dude. How can you not read the second one in one day in one breath? It's a book for 3rd graders, common! <em>I'm motivating, not offending, just motivating!!! :)</em></p>
<p>One of my summer readings - - - it was The Count of Monte Cristo!!!</p>
<p>650+ pages of fun :)</p>
<p>here's motivation.
there are people who havent started their AP Eng. Lit. summer readingS because they are too busy in summer school (<em>cough</em>cough*me). these people are driven crazy by the sight of the 4 bookS on the desk and no time. you have time, you do it now, or else find a way to send other people your free time</p>
<p>and i hope you don't have to take "extensive reading notes" like us. if so, i'd reccommend writing in a pretty color pen, just so it's less boring. i paid $5 for a really nice pen just for that purpose : )</p>
<p>...Well, on the bright side, you're reading literature and not 150 pages of droning textbook. (Imagine if your calculus classes gave reading assignments.)</p>
<p>I'd rather read a calculus book than The Count of Monte Cristo. >.< (And no, I'm not just saying that...I really would.)</p>
<p>I found an organic chemistry book from CWRU more interesting than Fifth Business, but Freakonomics is better than all three.</p>