Directions: Summarize your experience with the three-read process of the Malcolm X text (not what you learned, but how the process helped you read this text, and might help you read other texts in the future). If the process did not help your comprehension of the Malcolm X text, please state so, but summarize why you did not benefit from this method of reading, and reflect on what you might do in the future to help with text comprehension. The post can state emotion so long as the experience is first summarized, and the post should be free from emotional exuberance/ranting. (Due before class on Jan. 29th.)
Reply: Comment on your classmate's ability to relate his/her experience in the fashion of a summary. If you believe s/he wrote more of a narrative/analysis than a summary, make one suggestion for what s/he might do for his/her summary for the Malcolm X text. Your response needs to be at least three sentences long, and must contain constructive criticism. (Due before class on Feb. 3.)
As always, stay professional with your posts. Also, remember that this is a community forum. Take what your classmates say with a grain of salt, but also take advantage of the crowd-sourcing.
The three step process helped me better understand what I was really reading. Skimming through the text gave me an idea of what I was going to read. I knew that it was going to be an interesting text and I got thrilled to get reading. After I read the text the first time, I was still not sure of what I had read and that I understood everything I had read. I went back and looked up a few words in the dictionary to get a better understanding. I read the text again making it more comprehensive this last time around.
ReplyDeleteI did the same thing and looked up some words to understand better. I did have to reread a few times when he began to talk about his readings to the end of him talking about china. I started to lose focus. Was I the only one?
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DeleteI am totally in the same boat as you. There was a couple times while skimming when I didn't know a word or two. I think having a dictionary close by while reading is a good thing to have because it helps me understand the text better. The third time reading the text is when everything wrapped up for me as well.
I'm definitely in this boat. The 3 read process helped me drastically. I usually read something 3-4 times before being able to fully understand. Skimming the paragraphs helped me have a better gist of what's going on. I also started looking up words that I didn't know. I'm usually "that guy" that writes the words but never actually looks them up. It's all starting to make sense now!! :)
DeleteI re-read Malcom X and applied the three step process. Although this may help most people I like to read things through. Even if I need to read it 3 or 4 times to understand the content. I do like step 2 and 3 of the 3-read process. I do find it easier to ask those certain questions after reading and re-reading any material. It proves to be helpful to the understanding and point trying to be portrayed.
ReplyDeleteAlthough this method helped me, I get were you are coming from. Maybe just focus on steps 2-3 of the 3 read process that you feel comfortable with. I feel like just skimming did not help me to much like steps 2-3 did. I think it is always helpful to ask yourself questions and re-read text you read as well to get what you did not catch the first time!
DeleteThe 3-read process to me, was a bit harder than what I normally do. I don't normally ask myself what I just read until the end. Usually when given a chapter or story to read, I like to first read the introduction to give me a better understanding as to what I am reading. Second, I like to see if it grabs my attention. I must admit, the first time reading this I was like "wtf did I just read" however I found more the second and third time around than I noticed in the first. Then after applying the 3-read process, i was able to break down and simplify everything and understand it a bit better. I am not sure why I haven't tried this before but it has definitely helped me and I will most likely use this again, although breaking the habit of what normally works for me will be a challenge. Step two helped me the most.
ReplyDeleteI also read the introduction before I read story or buy a book. I want to get an idea what the story is going to be about. I have in the past thrown away books while I am in the middle of the story because loss of interest. So maybe just reading the introduction is not enough. I now have the habit o skimming through the book before I buy it. After going over the three read process I feel that I have been doing it subconsciously.
DeleteI have the same problem with losing interest quickly. It depends on how the book or story was written I think.Ive never been good at skimming because i can't seem to pay attention to what I am skimming through. I find that when i actually sit down and read the whole thing and thing about what I read, then read again, it helps. I guess in a sense I have been doing a bit of the 3-read process too after the first read over.
DeleteOne thing I think you should try jess is reading the last page or paragraph of a book or story before you start. It sounds weird but for some odd reason I find that helps me see if I'm interested. I do this with a lot of things I'm going to read. I mean if the ending is good like a movie it makes you want to see how it all came to that ending. right?
DeleteTiye, You're on point with that. I have lost interest in books just from looking at the cover. I once read the preface of a book and then turned to the back and read about the author. After that I didn't put that book down until I finished reading it.
DeleteLia, I've been there before. Now I start off with a small pamphlet to catch my interest. Once I got that down, I can then take on a novel.
DeleteAndrew, hahaha that's good.Try reading the last page or paragraph of a book and tell me how it worked for you.
DeleteI've have been using something similar to this method since high school. I always find skimming the text before reading helpful. Not only dose it give me an idea of what I'm going to read but helps me to read faster when i do read. when i read the text the first time i usually get a basic understanding of the core concepts. the final time i read a text, no matter how thoroughly i read it the first time, I always find something i miss.
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DeleteI was always told since starting college to read the content 3 times before starting any writing or report about the content. However, I have not tried this specific 3 read rule until now. When I tried this concept it seemed to help me comprehend more of what I read. The first part I got the basic reason the another wrote the story. Reading throughly the second time made it easier to understand. Although it is more time consuming, I better comprehend what I just read.
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ReplyDeleteDoing the 3-read process was a bit unusual to me. I can somewhat relate to the second and third process. I believe most people do that naturally, what's the author's main point and what they think about the text afterwards. As far as skimming a text before reading it I don't do. Unless its a short text, but a text like "learning to read" is difficult to skim. What I do believe works well is reading a text multiple times. It really does help fill in the blanks you might have missed or didn't notice the first time you read it. I do notice a few things I didn't before and/or got a better understanding of what I just read. But in the future I will try a little more into putting the 3-read process to use. Who knows it might get easier to use.
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DeleteTo comment on your summery of the 3-read process, Good Job. I agree with you that the second and third process comes more naturally and skimming most text before reading seems odd. You gave good advice, reading the text multiple times is a well tried method to understanding the whole message of the text. You hit all the requirements of the directions for the blog. My only criticism is you could have explained how you plan to implement unfamiliar aspects of the 3-read process in more detail.
You class mate Matt
Matt, Thanks a lot ! Looking back I could of add more details.
DeleteThe 3-read process I've noticed requires more effort, but you get more understanding from the text. For me personally, I didn't break down the text efficiently until I started highlighting lines in the text. I see potential in the process, only if you can stay interested. For this specific text, I lost interest each time I finished it. This prolonged the process, but it also gave me more time to process my thoughts about it, after each time I finished the text. Overall, I'm eager to try this with an essay that is intriguing to me.
ReplyDeleteZach, I think we instinctively use the 3 read process without thinking about it. Now that this course have brought it to our attention, It makes us think we are not doing something.
DeleteI find that I do most of the three read process already. I don’t always skim what I’m going to read other then textbooks “That might take the adventure out of a good story”. However I think this process reinforces good fundamentals and was in fresh new view on idea of dissecting what you are reading. Using this process when reading the Malcolm X text help me keep my thoughts more organized and comprehend Malcolm’s main points. I thought it was clever how the process compared it to a wine tasting. I see myself tasting what I’m going to reading in the future.
ReplyDeleteThe three-read process definitely helped me understand the Malcolm X text a lot better. I never really utilized the three-read process in the past. I read the Malcolm X passage a few times without using the three-read process and honestly found myself getting distracted and slightly lost. When I re-read the passage using the three-read process I felt like I had a lot better understanding.
ReplyDeleteI feel the same you do with the getting lost part. At least you found something that worked for you.
DeleteLeah, I wouldn't say that you are lost. With any new information I have to sit back and pounder on what I just read just to see if I am understanding it. Try this for a change, read it like you're the author and see how that work.
DeleteId say lost is exactly how I feel - especially with the Blog - I will give props to it for reading all the posts helps me - alot - and seeing how others found multiple ways to make it "work" gives me hope.
DeleteKevin and Leah, i agree with you both on the " getting lost " part. Andrew i will try your advice! Thanks
DeleteWhen I first tried the 3 read process in class, I could hardly get anything from this. The only time I would skim through a paper is if I have already read the paper and then I would skim to find certain words I seen while I was reading. Skimming is something I would do for a open book quiz. However, I did read Malcolm X 3 or 4 times before I started my summary. I did get a lot more from re-reading the entire story to understand all of what was said. In the end I was able to write a summary without going back to the story.
ReplyDeleteAndrew, I think it was hard to get anything from it because is new for you, and sometimes we stick on what we know but don't get me wrong re-reading is important and yes it might work better. I always re read everything
DeleteI know I'm a little late to post, got the dates mess up, anyways, skim is something that honestly never done, I will always read the book twice or maybe more to actually get sometime out of it, which in several times I had lost interest in the book Unfortunely I'm not a person who reads a lot so was even harder for me, this 3 read process has helped me, I was a little confuse in the beginning since a never use this method before but It did made a difference
ReplyDeleteMelemibet. I totally understand what you are saying. Melemibet, Try to start out reading some directions to fix something or put something together and see if you can find yourself using the 3 read process first.
DeleteMelemibet3, Since you seem to have the same problem as I do with skimming, one thing I found helpful is to:
ReplyDelete1. Read a few paragraphs at a time
2. Stop and think about what I just read and take notes breaking down what each paragraph was about and/or writing specific quotes that caught me.
3. After I am finished with the article/text/story, go back, look at my notes and if something didn't make sense or wasn't clear to me, go back and re-read that part.
Although the source may not be interesting to read, go into it in a positive way. For instance, the Malcolm X text- it may not be interesting, but you learned something new from it :D
Parts of what I explained happen to be in the 3-read process, so I think finding a balance in there that works for you, whether it be taking notes or reading it over a few times may help in using that for the Summary. When I have an idea in my head for what I want to write, making lists help me group each thing and go from there also. Good luck!
I love to read and find myself gravitating to books of personal interest, so reading an assignment was a task. Since normally I get engrossed with a book from a "connection" point using the process was a way to view a read from an impersonal point of view. I did find it easier as I tried to use the process to help summarize the essay without trying to over analyze it.
ReplyDeleteSkimming through the text and using the three read process is something that I have never learned to do and it helped me a lot in reading this first essay. The biggest help to me is the first round of skimming the text. I feel that when I read a very long, and drawn out essay that I begin to forget what I read in the beginning by the time I get to the end of the text. Using this new process gave me the ability to discover what the main idea of the text of each paragraph was without me losing my train of thought. After I was done reading the entire essay I then knew what the meaning was supposed to be, and then I was able to go back and read the fine details that you don't see or read in the first round of skimming. This concept is something that I am going to keep trying to do with pieces that are assigned and see how it works out.
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ReplyDeleteI honestly do not enjoy reading. I often find myself thinking of other things while reading and then i forget what i just read. I found it was easier for me to skim over one paragraph at a time to get a good understanding of what i was reading about. Then i would read the paragraph one time and then skim over it a second time to retain the information. i found doing it this way was easier then rereading it.
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