After you Read...
After you finish the reading, take a moment to consider these questions:
- What are the major points of the reading? i.e. names, dates, ideas, terminology, and/or events, and etc.
- What is the author saying? What is the idea or point that the author is trying to get across?
- What question(s) is the author trying to answer with the text?
- How do I feel about what the text is saying? Do I agree or disagree, or am I somewhere in the middle?
- What does the text mean? Why are the events in the text important? Do I understand what I’m reading?
- How do my personal experiences, views, and feelings stack up against the thesis or main idea of the selection?
- How do my personal experiences and/or perceptions affect my opinion of the text?
Consider jotting down the answers to these questions in your notes so that you can recall your thoughts easily in class or while using the reading in a research assignment.
