- Okay let me be "lame" and go ahead and talk about how I read and re-read all of the Twilight books four times each, except for the last one (I wasn't a big fan).
One of the first sections in chapter 2 talks about the power of re reading and I CAN ABSOLUTELY RELATE TO THIS. When reading the Twilight books again after the first time, I caught on to so much foreshadowing to the events that were later going to take place that I felt dumb that I was ever surprised by the plot. I cannot stress enough how beneficial re reading is. I especially like how the book states on page six that re reading allows you to "understand a truth". When you reread something, you don't just get the surface materials, you understand character development vs. just understanding the plot.
- I write for memorization therefore note taking is the bomb dot com in my case.
In my literacy narrative I talked about how writing things helps me learn and remember, so when I'm reading for class I like to keep an index card next to me with notes for the reading on it. This helps me remember important details of what I read and it also gives me something to look back on, just as it says in the book on page 11, "You might want to use the same notebook [in my case index cards] that you keep with you in class so that you can make reference to your class notes while reading at home[my situation is just flip flopped]."
I can completely relate to what you said about the benefits of re-reading. I actually did the same thing with the Twilight books, especially the 2nd one. I was mad that Edward left so I speed-read half the book without paying attention because I wanted to find out what was going to happen. It's definitely true that when you read something you have already read before you pick up on minute details and symbolism and foreshadowing that you didn't notice the first time around because you were focusing on the surface story.
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