Reading Strategy

TECH Entry 5

            This week, the strategy I used to help me out with my classes was the “Charlie Reads SmarT” reading strategy in order to help myself to better understand my readings for REL 205 and HST 231.  I had to use a variation of “Charlie Reads SmarT” because it is designed for tests and none of my classes have any exams in the upcoming weeks, and I also felt I could utilize this strategy more by using it for writing a paper.  I took the idea of looking for what to expect on the test while reading and applied it in the sense that as I was reading I had a list of what I needed to look for in order to write the paper, and I found that it worked out quiet surprising well.

I designed a series of parameters for what to look for when reading, and anything I found that fit under that category I would record what page I found it on and where on the page it was so I could return to it in case I needed to.  For the reading itself, I broke it up into two sections to allow myself a break and avoid just staring at printed characters on a page since I lose interest in readings quickly.