LESSON 8: REDISCOVERING

THE WONDERS OF READING

Prepared by: Ms. Roann M. Baleza
When was the last time you read
an entire book? was it assigned
or did you choose the book on
your own?

How is the experience of reading

an assigned book different from
reading something of your
choice at your own pace and
time?
2 Timothy 3:16-17
All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and
[is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness:
That the man of God may be perfect, throughly
furnished unto all good works.
Activity 1

Answer the Word Trigger activity on pp.

83-84 using your own dictionary.
1. How do studies function for
delight, ornament, and ability?
1. for delight: privacy and rest
for ornament: discourse
for ability: judgment and
disposition of business
2. What happens when you
spend too much time studying
for delight, ornament, and
ability?
2. Too much time studying for delight is
sloth. Too much time studying for
ornament is pretension. Too much time
studying for ability is the folly of
scholars.
3. Does the author want his readers to
literally eat books when he wrote,
Some books are to be tasted, others to
be swallowed, and some few to be
chewed and digested? What does he
mean by this statement?
3. Some books are only meant to be
read in parts (tasted). Other books are
to be read for leisure and not out of
curiosity (swallowed). Still others are to
be read with care and attention
(chewed and tasted).
4. What do reading, discussing,
and writing do to a person?
4. Reading produces a full person.
Discussing (conference) produces a
ready person. Writing produces an
exact person.
5. How does the author believe that
studying can address, by physical
exertion, some afflictions people suffer
from?
5. A wandering mind (often locked in
daydreams) can be addressed by
studying math. A forgetful mind can be
addressed by repetitive actions. A mind
that cannot detect variations can be
addressed by studying the scholastics of
old. A mind that cannot explain and find
pieces of evidence to support claims
can be addressed by studying law.
6. The term cymini sectores is translated
as splitters of hair or those who are
obsessed with complication that they
raise questions without end. Do you
agree that the scholastics like St.
Thomas Aquinas were indeed splitters
of hair? Why r why not?