1. When reading a textbook for a class it is usually in order to gain textual information and facts. I tend to skim through the chapter first to see what the key word are in the chapter and see if I can come up with what the main concepts are and what the author is trying to teach through his/her writing.
When I am reading a novel and trying to understand the work, I usually will write in the margins of the novel and circle things that stand out to me. It may be a metaphor, a certain concept, or diction that is used to convey meaning; these concepts help me to understand the overall meaning as well as details. However, I don’t usually read word-for-word and try to understand why those words make me feel a certain way and how they individually make up a sentence that stands for a bigger meaning.
2. I tend to be very descriptive and detailed in my writing. I like to use different styles of figurative writing and express my opinion through bold diction.
3. I’m not sure if there is yet…I feel like one cannot just change their style of writing overnight so I have not really thought about if I would like to attempt to use this style of writing. It is an interesting way of reading/writing but I’m not sure if it’. I enjoy reading pieces of work and learning from the style in which the author conveys his/her ideas. I improve my writing by reading the works of a variety of different authors.
4. I have found it helpful to look at the year it was published/written so one can get a sense of the time period the book was written in. Reading about the author and his/her history may help to understand why they wrote what they did and it may help with figuring out details and the underlining meaning of a work.
Hi Kelsie. Full credit on your first post. Please remember to use the correct labels for future posts. "Textbook" was not a label for this one.
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