A (Twitter) Type of Book Review: Grit

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Author: Dr. Angela Duckworth
Publisher: Scribner
Publication Date: 2016

I was on a two-hour flight.  Before I sat down, I carefully pulled a book out to read, my water bottle and snack, put my bag under the seat in front of me and sat down.  Once we were underway, I began to read.

Almost immediately, I read something that got me excited.  I wanted to make a note of it but had put my notebook in my bag under the seat.  It’s just awkward getting the bag out. So instead, I decided to take a picture and use the phone’s native photo editor to mark it up for later.

And, I kept reading.  And, it happened again. Still no notebook.  But a phone worked:

Wait a minute…maybe this was a different way to review a book.  After all, I’m looking for different ways for my students to review books.  Maybe I could try too.  The result is a Twitter thread that pulls out the parts of the book that jumped out at me. Check it out!