Reading Strategies

Because we are reading a challenging book, I have developed a sort of system for reading it. For every page, I jot down notes in my notebook at home. I do not write on the pages because when I go back to read different pages I find it hard to concentrate with all of my markings and whatnot on the page. This is why I chose to do reading responses instead of annotations. Whenever I see something I find important, I write it down and write why it is important to the side of it. This has helped me stay organised without having to create distractions for myself when I go back to read a passage later.

I have also tried to note down what I think will need to be written about in the reading response I write. Whenever I see a broad topic brought up that is left open for debate in the book, such as Jaja's hurt finger, I write down what I believe happened before jotting down what I should write in the response. This has helped me be prepared for the days that a reading response is due. It prevents the responses from taking too much thought and effort while I write them because I have already put that thought and effort to use in my notes.