In Reading the first section of “Introduction to Literature” it was very useful and informative to me. I liked how it explains in depth different ways and approaches to reading, such as: Active reading and passive read. Active reading had two different stages to become engaged in your reading. The first being preliminary reading and the second Annotating the text. Annotating the text is very familiar to me and I really enjoy doing it. We annotated a lot in English composition II, and I grew very fond of it. I wasn’t very sure why we did annotate all the reading we did last semester but now reading this section on annotating, I completely understand why. I’m actually excited to be able to read the books and articles assigned for this semester and be able to annotate them. I believe that this will help me to become more connected and engaged in my active reading. I also like the approach that was given in this section, preliminary reading. This will help me to not literally judge a book by its cover and to take my previous knowledge and to give it a perspective to consider the story and not just to discard the book right away, which I have already did this semester to the text books assigned. The quote, “What you get out of what you read is determined by how you read, “ I believe that this quote is true. For example I grab a magazine and never give it the attention that I should, meaning, I skim through it and never fully actively read it. Therefore, I only got the main topic of the breaking story, the gist of it. I did not receive extra details or get both sides of the story. I can definitely relate to this quote. As I read the Bible I’m looking for growth, answers, clarity etc. I journal while reading and highlight and bookmark, I annotate the bible so much and even annotate things more than once if I feel the need, and in return I’m receiving growth, answers, and clarity. If I were just to read a passage once and never come back to it I may not have gotten the clarity that I was looking for if I jus skimmed or read briefly. Taking time to read literature actively will in return be very beneficial to me in school, relationships, and with my daily Bible readings.
it's kind of funny to me that you didn't realize why we were annotation in Comp. II. Maybe I forgot to explain why--or simply didn't explain it as well as this chapter does--or maybe you just didn't get it then.
ReplyDeleteat any rate, I'm glad that (a) you've got all that practice, (b) you're kind of fond of annotation, and (c) this chapter explained they why behind the method.