English 1B class:
Assignment:
Why Have Reading Notes?
Have you ever read something, sat there for a moment, and then realized you don’t remember anything you just read? This isn’t uncommon, and it often happens because the reader is reading passively rather than actively.
When we read passively, we don’t retain the information we read well, and we can easily forget what we read, causing us to read the same paragraph 3 or 4 times.
BUT if we read actively, if we participate in what we’re reading, we are more likely to not only remember what we read but utilize that information and apply it outside the text itself. Reading notes are designed to help you with this, to help you read actively.
But how do we participate in reading besides just… reading? The answer is probably a lot simpler than you are thinking right now. All you have to do is relate the reading itself to your own experiences. Is there a passage that made you laugh?
Why did you laugh at it? Did it remind you of a memory? Is there a passage where you agree or disagree with the reader? Why? Is there a passage that reminds you of a topic you are learning or have learned in another class? What topic? What class? Relating a text to your own experience is how you can actively absorb and retain that information.
Reading Notes 2 Instructions
use the Word Doc Reading Notes Template or the Google Docs Reading Notes Template to complete your reading notes, and watch the video below for directions.
For Reading Notes 2, read Part 1: The Adventure of the Hero, Chapter 2: “Initiation” of The Hero With A Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell and complete the template provided above then submit your typed notes.
Note: I will provide the files for this assignment
