There are many different ways to analyze a reading while you read it, but to get the best analysis out of what you read you have to leave all judgement and habits/routines aside. If you are stuck in a habit you will overlook things that may have importance. The main challenge is stepping outside of your usualy ways and opening up to recieve information in a completely unbiast manner. While reading i cant imagine myself getting all the information down the first time without re-reading small sections or highlighting to then read over again later. I think thee best advice here is telling us to step out of our habits therfor we notice all things instead of what pops out of our ordinary recognition. The next time I read somehting i will definitly try to start reading with a clean slate and not have any ideas pre-thought up or allow my normal habits influence my reading.
October 10, 2007 at 10:02 pm
Exactly. being able to step outside of ourselves when we read can be a real challenge. Although we seldom think about it, reading is a two way street; the author is having a conversation with us, juts not in a traditional way. This is why getting angry, sad or happy is perfectly normal when we read. In order to get the most out of a reading, we MUST read a text more than once. The problem is that when we read for a class, we are often so busy just trying to keep up, we don’t often get the chance.
Good job. (you get a 10 out of 10)