Personal Reader’s Profile
As a kid, I remember I never enjoyed reading, especially in elementary school when we had to do reading comprehension activities. I dreaded reading out loud because I would mispronounce words and my attention would wander because I found the stories uninteresting and silly. In the end I could barely remember what the story was about, so as a result I could never give a proper summary. However, my attitude on reading first started to change in middle school and once I got to high school I learned how to deeply analyze a book. Learning how to pick apart a novel gave me a whole new insight on the importance of novels and what type of knowledge those novels could give me. For example, I didn’t realize that stories had symbolism and held deeper meaning that could reveal truths about human nature. This opened my mind and gave me a new insight on how to properly read a book. Now, whether it’s a novel or textbook, I do not mind spending most of my free time reading.
My perspective on reading first changed when I entered middle school. Unlike elementary school where we rarely went to the library, we now had the opportunity in …show more content…
When school started and we began to analyze the book, it was as if I was viewing the book with clearer lens. With the help of my teachers, I realized that you have to search for deeper meaning and underlying themes when reading novels. I was taught how to identify the author purpose of why they are writing, symbolism, and literary devices. What I had learned in my English classes, opened my mind up to a whole new level of understanding the varying elements throughout a novel. I gained an appreciation for all type of books and as a result novels like The kite Runner, Waiting for Godot, and Henderson the Rain King, ended up becoming my some of my favorite
As a kid, I remember I never enjoyed reading, especially in elementary school when we had to do reading comprehension activities. I dreaded reading out loud because I would mispronounce words and my attention would wander because I found the stories uninteresting and silly. In the end I could barely remember what the story was about, so as a result I could never give a proper summary. However, my attitude on reading first started to change in middle school and once I got to high school I learned how to deeply analyze a book. Learning how to pick apart a novel gave me a whole new insight on the importance of novels and what type of knowledge those novels could give me. For example, I didn’t realize that stories had symbolism and held deeper meaning that could reveal truths about human nature. This opened my mind and gave me a new insight on how to properly read a book. Now, whether it’s a novel or textbook, I do not mind spending most of my free time reading.
My perspective on reading first changed when I entered middle school. Unlike elementary school where we rarely went to the library, we now had the opportunity in …show more content…
When school started and we began to analyze the book, it was as if I was viewing the book with clearer lens. With the help of my teachers, I realized that you have to search for deeper meaning and underlying themes when reading novels. I was taught how to identify the author purpose of why they are writing, symbolism, and literary devices. What I had learned in my English classes, opened my mind up to a whole new level of understanding the varying elements throughout a novel. I gained an appreciation for all type of books and as a result novels like The kite Runner, Waiting for Godot, and Henderson the Rain King, ended up becoming my some of my favorite