One of the most important shifts I am challenging you with is the way you approach reading. By approaching reading with the eyes of a scholar you are reading in a new way. You are focusing on the work differently and therefor you will gain something new from the literature.
I would like you to read the article "Advice for Students: How to Read Like a Scholar."
I would like you to respond to this blog with a single quote from the article that will help you begin to approach the literature you read this semester.
**EMMA**
ReplyDelete"Sit down with the book, a pen and paper, and perhaps a computer… And from that point, you read. That’s it. You go through and read the book, you underline important points and passages, pay special attention to introductions and conclusions, be sure to note special terminology, names and dates and that’s it. Maybe afterward take notes on the text." -Gideon at Scholastici.us
Why I chose this quote was, because it offers simple advice on how I should utilize a book when I sit down and read. Although it was said to be good advice but incomplete, I still feel it has some signifigance on how I should engage in a book. I feel that this quote gives me a good starting point, because it explains what I as a reader should do(planning-wise) before I begin to read; that way I am well prepared and can better understand what I am going to be reading.
They make it seem easy. The funny thing is that it is easy. They have described what it means to be an active reader.
ReplyDeleteAs we explore "World Studies" I am captured by the reminder they give:
"What is the social context of the work? Always consider the historical moment in which a work was created. What kind of person wrote it, and for what kind of audience? What historical events shaped the author’s perceptions and ideas? How was their world different from yours, and how was it similar?"
Sometimes we read to enjoy the story or to learn something new. As we venture into literature with the world in mind, we can not disconnect the historical context both past and present for the writer. It reveals a great deal about the text... often times some aspect that contributes to the meaning that you could have otherwise overlooked.