How Long to Read A Thousand Words

How Long Does it Take to Read A Thousand Words?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 22 minutes to read A Thousand Words by Nancy Schrock

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In Walden, Henry David Thoreau says, "Men have become the tools of their tools." His statement is as true today as it was in the nineteenth century. Our twenty-first century tools-and toys-are changing cultural behaviors. During the spring semester of 2013 at the University of West Florida, students enrolled in English Composition 1102, Section 0823, considered how new technologies have changed human relations and culture by stopping to reflect on how their lives have been impacted. Although most of the instruction time in the course is aimed at improving writing skills, in order to focus student compositions, the instructor of each section chooses a theme or topic. For the spring semester of 2013, I chose "technology and culture" because the topic is broad enough to accommodate diverse student interests and because it is relevant to present day, allowing for original student thought in ways that connected them with historical writers and philosophers such as Thoreau. Over the course of the semester, the class discussed contemporary society across a range of disciplines and the effects of technological innovations. Students chose topics of interest and explored in memoir, commentary, and report genres how technology had affected our culture and their lives. For the final project, each student revised a previous essay for optional inclusion in this book. The following essays are those that each student elected to contribute. As editor, I assembled the essays in alphabetical order by author and modified only the format to fit the book structure. The minimum word count for each essay was one thousand words, hence the title of this book. If a picture is worth a thousand words, as claimed by the century-old adage, then a thousand words is also a picture into the life of each student. I hope that readers will enjoy these essays as much as I did. N. J. Schrock, Editor, May 2013

How long is A Thousand Words?

A Thousand Words by Nancy Schrock is 82 pages long, and a total of 20,664 words.

This makes it 28% the length of the average book. It also has 25% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Thousand Words Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 52 minutes to read A Thousand Words aloud.

What Reading Level is A Thousand Words?

A Thousand Words is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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