GOOD READING STRATEGIES

Compiled by English 1A, Section 29

 

You all came up with a great list here!  Please use as many of these strategies as you can as you make your way through our class readings.

 

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HIGHLIGHT
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ANNOTATE
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UNDERLINE
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CREATE A GOOD READING ENVIRONMENT
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GET INVOLVED/CONNECT WITH THE READINGS
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HAVE A GOOD ATTITUDE
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QUESTION (in your head and in the margins)
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RELATE THE IDEAS IN YOUR READING TO OTHER RELEVANT READINGS
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THOUGHTFULLY CONSIDER THE AUTHOR'S POINT OF VIEW
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READ THOROUGHLY - RE-READ IF NECESSARY
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RESEARCH THE SUBJECT MATTER
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USE A DICTIONARY

 

You might also want to use the tools provided by Mirror on America.  Consider answering some of the pre-reading and post-reading prompts for your outside journals.