Read/Write/Think
What does “reading”* mean to you?
Reading means to understand words so you can apprehend the text and ideas that you need to know.
Writing means to record your thoughts and ideas.
Thinking means to try and comprehend what is happening around you.
Why do we read?
We read to learn ideas and obtain new information, though many people read to entertain themselves with what they are reading. Truly I only read when I have to because I do not enjoy reading.
We write to share our thoughts and ideas with others or, to have an account of what we were thinking at the moment. Most of the time I do not like writing unless I enjoy the topic I am writing.
We think because as humans we are curious in nature, and we like to solve problems.
What do you do when you read?
When I read, I try to get lost in the story, so I don't even know that I am reading. Other times I am constantly thinking about how the event(s) in the book connect to my life, and I am thinking about why people do certain things in the book I am reading.
When I write, I think about who my audience is, so I can decide how I am going to write my paper. Also, I always fix my mistakes right away if I spelled a word wrong I can’t keep writing because it bugs me too much.
When I think, I constantly make connections to other things or ideas that I have seen or read before.
When you get confused with a piece of reading, what do you do?
When I get confused when I am reading, I go back and read the part that I am confused on 2-3 times and if I still don't understand I read the whole paragraph again. I reread the paragraph again to see if there is any background information that I missed that would help me understand the text that confuses me.
When I get confused with what I am writing about, I go back and read what I have just written. If it does not make any sense, I delete everything from where it does not make sense and restart. If I can tell where it doesn’t make any sense, I just try to fix it from that point.
When I get confused on what I am thinking about, or I lose my train of thought, I try and think of what led me to think of what I had forgotten or what I had seen that would have made me think of my lost thought. If I can’t figure it out, I become aggravated will think about it for the rest of the day
When it comes to reading, what is hard for you to do?
When I am reading, it is hard for me to stop and annotate what I am thinking. It is hard for me to annotate because I would rather just keep reading the book uninterrupted because it is hard for me to get reinterested in the book.
When I am writing, it is hard for me to have well-structured sentences and paragraphs.
When I think, it is hard for me to stay focused on the topic at hand. Many times when I am listening to someone or reading something, if something catches my attention, I will start thinking about it, which will lead me to think about something else, etc..
How do you know when you are successful?
I know when I am successful when I completely understand the text that I am reading and understand what the author is trying to get through to me.
I know I am successful writing when others read my writing, and they understand the message that I am trying to convey to them.
I know I am successful thinking when I understand everything I need/want to know.
What is your role as a reader?
My role as a reader is always to try to understand what the author is trying to tell me and for me to learn more knowledge from the text I am reading.
My role as a writer is to try to make my writing as understandable as possible.
- My role as a thinker is to identify problems and try to solve them with innovative thoughts or ideas .
