"ACTIVE READING"

I can really relate with how what you read is determined by how you read, it because just as the article stated in the reading “Active reading of Literature” I noticed that I was a passive reader and because of that I really don’t receive the insights and other understandings of the text like other readers would get. I used to really think that interpreting literature and other form of artistic writing was a gift actually, but I realize that it’s not a gift but just the way you read and pay attention to the words. When I read papers, magazine, web pages, and books I have a very nonchalant attitude and very uninterested passive style of reading, and because of this I can never get the deeper meaning, or even understand what the story is about because of my reading strategy. The book article “Active reading of Literature” also gives a lot of different reading techniques to help comprehend and analyze the literature, so that the reader can get a better interpretation of deeper understanding of the text presented to the reader. As I read these techniques I see them as helps and tips to help me to be a comprehensively sound reader.

 I think if I would adhere to some of these techniques I would be a more efficient reader. But honestly I think not being a passive reader is still something hard I’m going to have to beat, because I’m not really big on reading. And reading literature doesn’t spark any sense of active reading in me. But I guess this semester I will try to spark up a sense of active reading in me, and also use those tips and helps to broaden my mind in comprehending literature and poems. Hopefully it works out for me.