Title: Visit to a library!
Course: YTO Working life skills, Optional, 3 credits, 2020 (English) > Section: Human basis

Great, you have now found out about the crucial terminology when studying about the working life and society over all, now and in the future! Therefore, let's go back to the origins of our species, and I mean the nobel skill of reading.

The skill of reading cannot be emphasized more. It is crucial for our species now and in the future, and has indeed always been.

In this assignment, I want you to take some time of your own, enjoy your readings in your spare time if possible.

Studies say that reading an actual book has several benefits in it, for example; it does not only increase your knowledge about the world, but also lowens your stress levels, increases you patience and increases your level of empathy. These are also the skills that are crucial in the future working life, no matter the subject studied!

There are reading challenges all over the world, (at least wherever it is possible for a library to exist due to terms democracy level  or other societal basis). This assignment is based on a reading challenge too! Note, that the level of your personal reading skills has little to nothing to do about the completion of this assignment. If you have any challenges in reading, don't worry - finnish the task in your own personal style, using quick-read techniques or enjoying your book in a slow motion.

Your assignment:

1. Go to this page on Helsinki region libraries "Helmet" and see the "Little Helmet Reading Challenge 2020".

2. In the middle of the page you'll find 25 choices of book items.

3. Find out where the Helmet libraries are located - we are lucky to have libraries everywhere!

4. Go to a Helmet library. From the list of 25 items, choose 3 (three) items. You should find a book that contains all of these three items! How to find that book? Find it out in the library using the library database or ask a librarian! Of course, a book in English.

5. Once you've found the book, take a picture of the cover and the back cover of the book. Send the pictures here with your summary;

6. Write a short summary of the book. One A4 or even a half of A4 is just fine.

PS. E-books and audio books are great, too, but not ok for this assignment. Now we shall cherish the very original skill of reading an actual book. :) EDIT: !DUE TO THE CURRENT CORONA SITUATION, E-BOOKS ARE NOW MORE THAN FINE! ALSO, AT THE MOMENT, AN ARTICLE IN AN E-MAGAZINE IS OK!

IN THE HELMET LIBRARY'S PAGE YOU CAN FIND LINKS TO THE E-MATERIALS.

(Teacher's hints: I usually read the back cover and the index of the book to get a whole picture of the book. Then if I have many books I want to read in a reasonable time, I read the very start and the ending of each paragraph. This is one of the quick-reading techniques.)