How-to-Be-a-Good-Reader

HowtoBeaGoodReader2010-10-0616:12:45|分类：Englishessays|标签：|字号大中小订阅Whenstudentscompleteabook,theyconsiderthejobofreadingdone.Whentheyareaskedwhattheyhavegotfromthebook,quiteafewofthemcangiveyousomedetailedinformationabouttheplot.Butifitreferstosomeprofoundquestions,theyaredumb.Apparently,thatisnotwhatagoodreaderissupposedtodo.Tobeagoodreader,firstly,istograspthebackground.Weneedaknowledgeofthelifestoryoftheauthor,thecultureandsocietyinwhichthestorytakesplace.Otherwise,itishardlypossibleforustofullyunderstandthebookorperceivethetheme.Then,westarttoreadthebook.Somearetaughttoreadoffandonforthepurposeoflookingupsomenewwordsorturnbacktoretrievetheinformationthatconfusesthem.Agoodreader,ontheotherhand,willnotstopsincehehasalreadymadeagoodpreparation.Hegoesthroughthewholebookcontinuouslytogetageneralideaofthebook.Nextcomesanimportantstep-----readthebookonceagainandwriteannotationswhereverimpressesusdeeply.Ithelpsusgetclosetothemindoftheauthor.Manystudentsunderestimatetheimportanceofwritingannotations.Theyarguethattheyalsodeliberatealthoughtheydonotwriteannotations.Itistruethatitsparesussometroubleofwritingbutmeanwhile,italsosparesusalotofspontaneousideasofourown.Finally,agoodreaderneedstowriteabookreport.Itisatimewhenwecansumupallourthoughtsandturnthemintoanessay.Westarttorecallourmemoryofthecharacters,theplotsandthetheme.Somesayitistediousbutactuallyitisfunifwedoit.Producingsomethingofourownisimmenselysatisfyingforweareonourwaytobebetterthanagoodreader.Allofusmoveoureyesbackandforthfromwordstosentencestoparagraphs.However,asagoodreader,webenefitmuchmorefromreadingonebookthoroughlythanwedofromreadingtenroughly.