Did you read a book this year?

What percent of Americans did NOT read a single book this year?

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1. How accurate was your prediction?

2. How many books did you read this year? (don't worry, I won't share)

3. What story does the chart tell?

4. Identify one trend in this chart:

5. What are two causes of this trend?

6. What are two consequences of this trend?

7. How do you think this trend impacts the US political system?

8. If the percent of Americans who didn't read a book in a year went down to 0 how would that affect the Donald Trump campaign?

9. If this trend continues, in what year will it be more likely that an American will have NOT read a book than they will have read a book?

10. Is this bad news or good news?

11. Are you more surprised by or ashamed of this information?

12. In the comments section, identify and describe the best book you read this year:

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Learning Extension

Read this great Pew Research Center snapshot of the state of the American reader.

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Action Extension

Read a book. You don't even have to buy one, you can get just about any book for free from your public library.