The Importance Of Reading And Writing In College

Chapter one “Reading and Writing in College” in Mosaics is authored by Kim Flachmann. This chapter is about how reading and writing are important and the ways to improve them. Critical thinking requires constant questioning and analyzing about the issues happening around the person and the world. Clear thinking is important to write and read better. Readers follow the author’s view and develop their own ideas while reading the material. People generate more ideas as they read and write more, especially in their daily lives. Surroundings should be ready when students begin to read and write. Supplies should be readied for sudden ideas and notes. A special time need to be set aside in order to only read and write. It also requires a comfortable place with few distractions and to establish a personal ritual. Keeping a journal for responds will be beneficial to a critiacl thinker to jot down ideas and prepare for essays.

Ch2 “The Reading Process” …show more content…
Critical readers have higher level of writing skills. Passive readers start reading from the beginning to the end; on the other hand, active readers understand the material on a more sphoisticated level as they constanly react while reading. Prereading helps readers to read efficiently because finding clues can focus their attention before reading. While reading, readers can mark and annotate the context to have a better understanding about the material. The first rereading let readers to get to the assumptions behind the words and to see the relationships between ideas. The second rereading requires readers to question, to make associations, and to draw conclusions to the reading material. These strategies can help readers to raise their ability on