Read each title carefully. Then, select a likely purpose for reading that text. The Water Dancer, a novel by Ta-Nehisi Coates: learn a new exerciseconsider a new careerread fiction for pleasure Educated: A Memoir, by Tara Westover: learn about someone’s lifelearn a new skilldecide what subject to study A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, a history by William Manchester: follow directions for a taskunderstand current politicsgather information for an academic paper Free-Range Chicken Gardens: How to Create a Beautiful, Chicken-Friendly Yard, a guide by Jessi Bloom: read fiction for pleasurelearn about someone’s lifeconsider a new project