THE ACTIVE READING PROCESS

You read in a writing course for 3 purposes:

• To be a passive reader, active reader, and search for information.

• To critique, evaluate, and reflect about the reading process.

• To read selections that are sources of information, catalysts for writing, and models for writing.

• To learn, agree, and disagree with an author/writer.

What is the acronym for the four modes of writing?

A suggestion for writing about a reading selection would be to:

• Expand on or refine a writer's position

• Answer comprehension questions

• Explore some aspect of the subject

• Reply to a writer's position

What can you learn from writers?

• Writing techniques

• Handle information

• Adapt writing to a particular audience

• Structure the body of an essay

How does writing help you read?

• You learn to be a fast reader

• You learn to write outlines

• You learn how to search for information

• You learn how essays are organized

Choose the word that BEST describes the main difference between a passive reader and an active reader.

• Comprehension of the text

• Interaction with the text

• Interpretation of the text

• Synthesis of the text

The active reading process comprises 3 main stages or phases: before, during, and after reading.

• True

• False

The acronym EDNA stands for:

• Exploration, Description, Narration, Argumentation

• Exposition, Description, Narration, and Argumentation

• Extension, Diction, Neologism, Anaphora

• Exposition, Development, Nonfiction, Appeal

The type/mode of writing is how a writer organizes their ideas.

• True

• False

In writing, the organizational pattern is how a writer presents a subject.

• True

• False