Tuesday, January 4, 2011

The Well Educated Mind-Part 5

Chapter 4-- Starting to Read: Final Preparations (Part 2)

Second Reading
  • Ready for a second read moving on to the next step: evaluation.
  • Review difficult sections, are they clearer?
  • Do comments cluster around certain parts?
  • Reread summaries, can you identify which chapters had the climax, the center of the writer's argument, or the author's own summary?
  • This time notes will be more detailed.
  • Why did author write book?  Goal? 
  • Was he successful?  Why/why not?
  • Notes begin to reflect your own thoughts (why and how)
Third Reading
  • Final question: so what?
  • What does this writer want me to do?
  • What does this writer want me to believe?
  • What does this writer want me to experience?
  • Am I convinced that I must do or believe what the writer wants me to do or believe?
  • Have I experienced what the writer wants me to experience?
  • If not, why?
  • A good reader bases his opinion on analysis, not reaction.
  • A reading partner/group is essential at this stage.

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