Reading Article Reflection

Morgan Brewster
Ms. Molyneaux
English H per. D
April 15, 2015

Reading Article Reflection

Usually, when I read it is because I have to for school. Some subjects are easier to read for, while others can be more difficult. I am a better reader when I am reading about something I’m interested in, and when I am forced to be reading something I don’t do as well. Some reading strategies I can take away from the reflection could be to be better prepared if there is something I don’t understand in my reading, like having a dictionary ready or take notes when I have questions about something confusing in the text. Also, annotating really helps, even though most of the time I am too rushed or too lazy to take notes in my reading. I could also start to re-read the text I’m expected to read when I don’t understand something, instead of just guessing and ignoring it. I've annotated in novels for school in the past, but annotating in the novels we've read this year in class has really helped my reading more than before. Although I didn't annotate that often, when I did it really helped me understand the reading and also helped me with finding important details I needed when I wrote my papers. I mostly lacked focus when I was reading, and so I didn't have very good annotations. However, I did find that annotating, taking notes, and really trying hard to pay attention and understand the material improved my reading the most this year.