After reading this selection, I was given a better understanding on how to effectively read pieces of writing. In my previous education I have never been taught anything on critical reading. We were always had the writing process pounded in my head, while Ann Raimes talks about how we need to be able to read a selection, understand it, and analyze it.
I found myself already doing some of the things that Ann Raimes suggested. Through boring parts of the readings I do, I often find myself having to read and re read certain sections. The notes, circling, and underlining are all strategies that I've never attempted or heard of. I believe for some readings, these tactics could be very useful such as a research for a paper or studying. These could be useful because you have to be able to go back through your readings and thoroughly understand what you were thinking the first time you read it. As for books that are being read for things such as entertainment, I dont believe these tactics are quite necessary. I feel that a good book would not have to be re read. It should be captivating and the information that is read the first time should be easily retained for quite a long period of time.
Overall, I found the writing by Ann Raimes to be useful and informational. I was able to see some new ways to understand the passages that we read, and i'm sure it will help with the upcoming readings that we have to blog about for this class.
>> I feel that a good book would not have to be re read. It should be captivating and the information that is read the first time should be easily retained for quite a long period of time.<<
ReplyDeleteInteresting...what about books with more complex themes and ideas?
I see what you're getting at - writing should be clear and understandable, written in a way that shouldn't take multiple readings to understand.
But some ideas are not simple and straightforward, and those might require more intensive reading to fully comprehend.