Directions: Summarize your experience with the three-read process of the Malcolm X text (not what you learned, but how the process helped you read this text, and might help you read other texts in the future). If the process did not help your comprehension of the Malcolm X text, please state so, but summarize why you did not benefit from this method of reading, and reflect on what you might do in the future to help with text comprehension. The post can state emotion so long as the experience is first summarized, and the post should be free from emotional exuberance/ranting. (Due before class on Jan. 29th.)
Reply: Comment on your classmate's ability to relate his/her experience in the fashion of a summary. If you believe s/he wrote more of a narrative/analysis than a summary, make one suggestion for what s/he might do for his/her summary for the Malcolm X text. Your response needs to be at least three sentences long, and must contain constructive criticism. (Due before class on Feb. 3.)
As always, stay professional with your posts. Also, remember that this is a community forum. Take what your classmates say with a grain of salt, but also take advantage of the crowd-sourcing.
So there are a lot of things that I did not know about Mr. Malcom X.
ReplyDeleteFirst off to start I did not know that he was not a college graduate, and there are countless other
factors that I didn’t put into account. That’s beside the point. Through this new experience of
pre-reading, reading and re-reading I have learned a very valuable skill. Not only can I apply this
technique to most of all my college courses, but I can also apply it to simply any kind of reading.
This “three-read” process combines different aspects of critical reading which is in part very crucial
In college reading. I found learning this technique very helpful, if not detrimental to my learning
experience. I feel that this can definitely benefit me in the future with other comprehensive
assignments.
When time permits and I actually have the time to read a particular text three times, I think that the “three-read” process will be highly valuable. With the Malcolm X reading, I could not fully understand a few things the first time through possibly by reading to quickly to process everything. The second time through I picked up a lot more and had time to focus on writing down things that I felt were important and think about those points. The final time through the text, after having a good understanding of the text, I could really try and figure out what message was trying to be relayed. This process will be great throughout the course of my education, in helping me get the most out of what I read.
ReplyDeleteYou gave great details on how the steps helped you understand the reading. For your summary, maybe you could go back on the writing of Malcolm X and jot down the parts you didn't understand. The points you didn't understand could help your summary with clarity of the overall essay.
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ReplyDeleteI found the 3- read process to be very helpful especially the first step it’s a way to get some type of understanding of what your about to read without having to read the full material . The only down part is the 3-read process can be a little time consuming and if you’re in a rush or being timed it would not be ideal in my opinion. When I applied the process to the Malcom X passage I found it would have been easier to just read it full through all the back and forth annoyed me I would have enjoyed it more .In conclusion it is a helpful process if you have time.
ReplyDeleteI think when we have an assignment, everybody reads more than once to understand the ideas, so I think three-read process is very good for students.
DeleteI agree with what you said, I found it easier to read it through in one go rather than drawing it out with the three-read process. As a suggestion, you could always go back and make notes after you read it for the first time, rather than going back and forth while reading it.
DeleteI found the 3-read process very helpful, it helped me comprehend the text about Malcolm X better. When I went through the text the first time, I didn't fully understand what was occurring in the text. Going through the text a second and third time helped me fully understand the context of the text and also the life of Malcolm X. Overall the 3-read process helps me understand the text better, this will come in handy for many college courses to come. Though it is time consuming its time well spent, I wish I would of learned it several years ago.
ReplyDeleteI do agree that the process helped in the end as well. Taking your time, even if you could think of it being spent elseware could really pay off in the end. You did a thorough job of explaining how each stepped helped without going into too much detail on specific subjects during the activity. Looks like you have a good grip on summarizing.
DeleteThe three-read process would be a better match to that of a text that is cumbersome in length and has multiple topics based in different areas. The article on Malcom X, however, was a simple, straight-forward text that made its ideas clear and strong and did not have a lot of variation to stray from the main topic - making it easier to get the general gist of what the article was trying to articulate after the first read. It was, in my opinion, unnecessary to do a thorough re-read because the main points are forcefully hammered home in every sentence, so the three-read process for this particular case was overkill for me.
ReplyDeleteThe 3-read step process was very beneficial because of the questions. While I was reading Malcolm X, the first time, I kept loosing interest drifting off into my thoughts not knowing what was going on. I kept having to refocus myself and continue reading. If I had the 3-step process before I would have been able to focus more because finding the answers to the questions would be a challenge which keeps my interest. In all honestly I don't generally read anything three times but if I don't understand a passage I will reread and turn to the 3-step process for help, knowing how reliable it is.
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DeleteAnthony BallJanuary 28, 2014 at 9:35 PM
I agree with losing interest and drifting. I can do that with any passage and the 3 read process helps me as well. We share the same traits when it comes to reading. The only thing I can suggest is that before you being to read any passage is that you tell yourself that it will be interesting and as noted in a reply above, take notes on what you don't understand or make marks on the page when you notice yourself drifting.
As far as the 3 read process is concerned, I believe that it is beneficial in a text that is not relatively short. I think the longer the text is, the more you may have to go back and re-read it until you grasp the entire content of the passage. I think it is also beneficial for passages that are considered dry and boring as the attention span decreases as fast as the interest in what is being read. For me, I do believe the 3 read can be beneficial for readers with my style of non-interest,
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DeleteI agree the 3- read process would be especially helpful for long boring passages. But for the Malcolm X piece I found it to be annoying because the passage was short.
DeleteI think the Three-read process is useful, especially pre-reading. Although I had a whole idea about Malcolm X's text "Learning to Read" because I have read it more than once in last few days, still I understood it better after applying the Three-read process. And then I applied the Three-read process on some of the other short stories that I haven't read before, and it worked every time. When I read the first and last sentences and titles, I started guessing what I was going to read. During reading the texts, I was looking for what I expected to read, and what the story was really about. Also the Three-read process saved my time; I didn't have to read the text over and over.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I recommend the Three-read process.
I agree, It was simple enough to determine what it was about through the title, but it became much more simple by applying the three read process. It gave me a little more of a structural approach to the reading, or an orderly approach. Which allowed me to know more about what the text was about in detail in less time.
DeleteI agree with this logic as well. I also find the three-read process a hell of a lot faster understanding the text I'm reading. And as Hayder explains: " I didn't have to read the text over and over."
DeleteSince we learned about the 3-read process after the text of Malcolm X was already read, it didn’t really help me all that much. I had a pretty good understanding of what I had already read, but maybe on texts down the road it will help tremendously. Since I had the time to actually read Malcolm X, I had a clear understanding of it, but if I needed to reference something from it, this would be the time to use the 3-read process. For example, during the quiz, I used the process (not knowingly of course) but it was a quick way to skim over and find the necessary quotes. I will continue to use this process for each text that we read and see how it compares from one to another.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I don't believe its absolutely necessary, but when you said "it was a quick way to skim over and find necessary quotes" Maybe that can determine when you use it, like if you need to read over it quickly, which you admitted it does help with that, maybe it is necessary in that way, unless you know a faster way. So maybe that could motivate you to use it more, but it really doesn't matter.
DeleteFor the particular text in question, "Learning to Read," I must admit that I didn't find it wholly necessary to use the 3-read process. However, I gave it a try, and noticed some things the second time I read it that I didn't see the first time. Even little things, like unfamiliar words that I hadn't noticed before, which consequently helped me to understand the text a little better. While I don't think the 3-read process is necessary to use every time you read something, I can definitely see how it can typically be helpful. Especially if you often find yourself re-reading individual sentences to try to grasp their meaning. Sometimes, it may be a little time-consuming, and possibly even tedious, depending on the material to be read. But, all considered, I think it's often a good idea to employ the 3-read process.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you compared your first time reading to the second one. I agree with you that 3-read process is unnecessary for every text you read, especially the subjects that you completely understand after you read once. However, I think it is a good idea to try it on different texts and see if it works.
DeleteI feel the 3-read process is good for longer articles in which actually in depth reading for the first time might be a little time consuming especially for slow readers like me. Truth is I usually skim articles at first just because I don't feel like taking the time and actually reading them so i guess I've been using this process for a while. I think anyone can benefit from this method if they have the time and the article is longer. I don't think it's necessary for shorter articles however.
ReplyDeleteThe three read process may be needed at times for shorter articles that may contain weird phrases or outdated words. One may have to read a sentence over and over again to gain understanding especially if the sentence was written by Shakespeare.
DeleteWhen it comes to the three read process, I found that it did not help me as well as it may have helped others. For me, when it comes to essays like the one from Malcolm X, I found it easier to just read through it and if I didn't understand a sentence or paragraph, I just re-read it again slowly. To me the three read process is for much larger works and not for shorter ones. It is also very time consuming and can only be useful when you have the time, not necessarily for short periods of time. Overall, the three read process hasn't helped me yet, but it might still in the future.
ReplyDeleteEven though the process didn’t help you, a better way to help understand what you’re reading may be to use the method instead of re-reading each sentence or paragraph twice. In your summary, try using the 3-read process paragraph by paragraph in order to see what each one means, it helped me out; hopefully it will help you out as well.
DeleteI beleive that the three read process helped me very much understand MalcomX and his focus in the peice. There was a lot of different parts going into the writing and going over it a few times gave me further understanding. Im the type to get distracted while reading so this process really helped me cover all the ground on the paper and not miss important parts to focus on throughout. I plan on using the three read process again in the future as I see it helping with other pieces of work as well!
ReplyDeleteYou have a good point with being distracted. I think this process will be helpful for someone who tends to wander while reading. Usually your going to have to re read something in that case so applying the three read process ideas is a great idea.
DeleteThe three reading process is something Like what I use to do, except way more helpful. I mean, I can start by reading the introduction and conclusion, and this really gives you a sense what the overall paper will be about. It's not the fastest way, but definately faster than what I use to do! Skimming the whole paper is a fast and useful; way to get started, like glazing over interesting words or pictures, basically looking for anything that stands out, then just getting deeper in it as you go through the process. So yhea, i agree with it and think its a great way to analyze and skim through a passage. I've always done something similar to this, but it took longer, so this is a nice change.
ReplyDeleteThe three read process was very helpful. I usually have to read a lengthy passage at least twice to gain a better understanding. The three read process allowed me to form images of related experiences between the text of the author and myself, leading me to ask questions before I read the entire passage. As I reviewed the text a second and third time I received a better understanding of the authors tone and gained a better understanding of what was said and why.
ReplyDeleteI have little use for the three read process, though it has some similarities to my own process.
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