When first beginning to read, I was never a rereader. I would simply fly through every single book that I encountered. As time went on I began noticing that not only was I not receiving the full effects of the books that I was reading but, also not being able to restate essential details from the text I had previously read. After I was aware of this problem, I started to reread only things that I high-lighted; high-lighting key points made a world of difference involving my memory of the works.
Taking upper leveled English classes in highschool is the main key that unlocked the realization of the importantance to rereading for me. Prior to taking the classes, I thought that people who were required to reread things were not on my level of intelligence. In reality, rereading things gives you the only option to increase your knowledge on the work. I believe that everyone should take the extra time to reread words, sentences, passages or even complete works, in order to be given the opportunity to fully engage in the text, which allows yourself to ccompletely submerge.
I am grateful that I have detected the importance of rereading. Now when I reread things, whether it be of importance or not, I am able to see patterns, world connections, and symbols, that I would have easily glanced over while rushing through the work. Rereading is the key to understanding.
Morgan,
ReplyDeleteWe're in the same boat. I was the same way as far a rereading goes. I couldn't make myself preform what was, in my mind, such a meaningless, repetitive task. I too thought that surely someone with any level of intelligence should be able to remember crucial details with only one read through. As I advanced through high school, I began to learn, like you did, that what I believed simply wasn't the case. I totally agree with you that rereading is something that everybody should practice as a way to draw more from any text they read. What a great response filled with great advice.
Morgan, that is a good idea to highlight key points in novels, which you could go back and review for a better overall understanding. Also, I agree with the thought that more people should go back to reword certain words to get the exact meaning they were looking for; as well as, simply rereading them. However, like you, I did not think I needed to reread texts or novels. Now, I am starting to understand that rereading will not only help with a better understanding, but also with my development in English as well.
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