Reading Reaction Three
Reading Reaction Assignment:
This week only one reading was assigned, however it was one of the most useful readings so far. The article's discussion of how to read like a writer was a very detailed and informative piece. Reading like a writer is something that I have already done before—examining a piece and trying to figure out what the author might have done differently—however I did not know until now what the term for doing this was. As a writer, I often find myself doing this whenever I read something—either for school or leisure—and have found it to be very helpful at times to break down what the writer tried to do, what they actually did, and what they could have done differently.
This article goes even more in depth into the various ways readers can learn to read like a writer, and lists many different questions the reader can begin to ask themselves when reading the piece in order to better understand the writer and the piece alike. This article was very useful to me, and it contains many interesting details about how one can better enhance their comprehension when reading a piece.
This week only one reading was assigned, however it was one of the most useful readings so far. The article's discussion of how to read like a writer was a very detailed and informative piece. Reading like a writer is something that I have already done before—examining a piece and trying to figure out what the author might have done differently—however I did not know until now what the term for doing this was. As a writer, I often find myself doing this whenever I read something—either for school or leisure—and have found it to be very helpful at times to break down what the writer tried to do, what they actually did, and what they could have done differently.
This article goes even more in depth into the various ways readers can learn to read like a writer, and lists many different questions the reader can begin to ask themselves when reading the piece in order to better understand the writer and the piece alike. This article was very useful to me, and it contains many interesting details about how one can better enhance their comprehension when reading a piece.
I also liked this article more than the other ones assigned thus far. I never thought about "reading like a writer." Some of the concepts mentioned in the article were a bit elementary in nature, such as looking at the purpose and audience of the text. I wish Bunn included more novel concepts that would elicit better tips in his training methods.
ReplyDeleteI have also found myself doing these things when I read. Like you I didn't realize there was a term for it. As you said helping someone to comprehend a reading can go a long way in improving their writing.
DeleteJohn,
ReplyDeleteGonna keep this short’n’sweet: RLW is epic -- no “I think” necessary! If/when we can help students making reading-writing connections, we’re empowering their writing development far BEYOND a particular tutoring session.
In a tutoring context, RLW might work best when we pair it with samples of other students’ work. The logistical hiccup there is it’s oftentimes tough (as a tutor, especially) to get sample of other students’ work who wrote THAT particular assignment for THAT particular instructor in THAT particular course.
Oh, life + wriitng education + tutoring… so complicated.
Z