Documentos de Académico
Documentos de Profesional
Documentos de Cultura
Activereadingimpliesnotonlyattentionpaidtothetext,butalsoconsideration
andresponse.Anactivereaderexploreswhatshereads;sheapproachesthetext
asthoughshehasenteredanunknownterritorywiththeintentionofdrawinga
map.Indeed,thedifferencebetweenpassivereadingandactivereadingislikethe
differencebetweenwatchinganaturedocumentaryandhikingthroughthe
wilderness.Thefilm,althoughentertaining,doesntrequiremuchexertionfromthe
viewer.Bycontrast,thehikerhastonavigatethetrail:shemustlookoutfor
hazards,readtrailsigns,andmakeinformeddecisions,ifshehopestomakeitback
home.
Directions:Reviewthelistofactivereadingstrategiesandtheirdescriptions.At
somepointthroughouttheweek,youwillapplyandrevieweachofthesetips.
Thoughtfullyandhonestlyrespondtothefollowingprompts.
1. Pseudo-Skimming
Applicableclass/subject?
Explainhowthisstrategycouldbepotentiallyusefultostudents.
Reflect&Review:Howusefulwasittoyou,personally?Didithelpyou
toapproach,understand,orrecallthematerial?Ratetheusefulnessof
thisstrategyonascalefrom1-5(5beingextremelyhelpfultoyou),
andexplainyourreasoning.
2. ReadBackwards
Applicableclass/subject?
Explainhowthisstrategycouldbepotentiallyusefultostudents.
Reflect&Review:Howusefulwasittoyou,personally?Didithelpyou
toapproach,understand,orrecallthematerial?Ratetheusefulnessof
thisstrategyonascalefrom1-5(5beingextremelyhelpfultoyou),
andexplainyourreasoning.
3. QuestiontheText
Applicableclass/subject?
Explainhowthisstrategycouldbepotentiallyusefultostudents.
Reflect&Review:Howusefulwasittoyou,personally?Didithelpyou
toapproach,understand,orrecallthematerial?Ratetheusefulnessof
thisstrategyonascalefrom1-5(5beingextremelyhelpfultoyou),
andexplainyourreasoning.
4. CloselyExaminetheFormattingandDiagrams
Applicableclass/subject?
Explainhowthisstrategycouldbepotentiallyusefultostudents.
Reflect&Review:Howusefulwasittoyou,personally?Didithelpyou
toapproach,understand,orrecallthematerial?Ratetheusefulnessof
thisstrategyonascalefrom1-5(5beingextremelyhelpfultoyou),
andexplainyourreasoning.
5. Annotate/TakeNotes(DuringorAfterReading)
Applicableclass/subject?
Explainhowthisstrategycouldbepotentiallyusefultostudents.
Reflect&Review:Howusefulwasittoyou,personally?Didithelpyou
toapproach,understand,orrecallthematerial?Ratetheusefulnessof
thisstrategyonascalefrom1-5(5beingextremelyhelpfultoyou),
andexplainyourreasoning.