How may take the time to come up with a reading plan? according to Fry one must have a plan in order to be able to read a text and understand. Fry explains how one must learn the terms in the book and analyze them in order to understand the contents of the book and the concepts it presents. As one gets involved and captivated by the book they should always remember that every concept being applied in the book connects back to the main idea of the book, thus understanding of the concepts means understanding the book.
Fry also encourages writing of a summary immediately after completion. He says that "answer any questions raised when you skimmed the text( Fry 66). writing from memories increases the chance of not forgetting the content, after completion answering all the questions that arose through out the book would be much more simpler since the outcome of the book is already known and all the reference points are known.
what are some of your reading plans? Are they similar to Fry's?
He is basically suggesting that you annotate a text with summaries, questions and then responding to the questions that you write as you finish. All the research on reading and reading comprehension indicates that this is absolutely essential for understanding difficult texts. According to Richard Nordquist, professor emeritus of rhetoric and English at Armstrong State University and the author of two grammar and composition textbooks for college freshmen, "the process of annotation is almost essential to retaining the knowledge necessary to understand a text's' key points and features and can be achieved through a number of means."
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with your input an I feel like both of their ideas are very similar
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