1. Understanding the language.
2. Bringing my own experience to the story
3. Reading a poem 4 times...
4. Figuring out WHO is speaking.
5. Reading a poem to find the answer
For number one they talk about the different meanings of the language and i usually don't see that. Number 2 is more of a personal thing... I have never actually related myself to to a poem or in other words "put my self in my shoes." I never like to read a poem multiple times, once i read it I get the meaning. But the way they talked about how each time you read the poem you will learn more from it and understand it better. For number my 4 I wrote down WHO in capital letters because I always figure out who they are speaking to, but not WHO is speaking. And lastly number 5 is about going back after a read a poem and rereading the section to find the answer. I always just choose the one i think is best, but if I go back and reread it will help be correct.
This is a good set of goals and clear reasoning about why you've chosen them. =)
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ReplyDeleteYou bring up some good points I hadn't thought of, like your number 5. In the ACT Reading section I know I just read it once and then pick an answer that sounds "about right," but your right when you say you can get more correct if you go back and double check the passage. Now in number 4, when you talk about the WHO, I always have trouble finding the tone, which I guess would be easier to discovery if one had a generally idea of the speaker, so that is a very good point, too!
These are solid goals. The only thing I might add to what Erin said is, when trying to find the who, it helps to think about the why. Why is someone telling me this? Once you realize the purpose of the poem, its easier to imagine who would have such an agenda.
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