“How to Read Like A Writer” By Mike Bunn

 

QUOTES REFLECTIONS
“…I don’t think I ever thought much about

reading. I read all the time. I read for classes and on the computer and sometimes for fun, but I really thought about the important connections between reading and writing..”

 Personally, it is hard for me to read books or textbooks that are Non-fictional. I feel the exact way the author, Mike Bunn said. I could read for class or for fun sometimes, but I tend not to either connect the importance after a couple of reads or never seem to think it is important.
“One of the things that several students mentioned to do first before you even start reading, is to consider the context​      surrounding both the assignment and text you’re reading” Before reading a book, considering the context surrounding the text helps you focus the text in a new life. There is no right or wrong, there is just what you think the text would be about which is intriguing when you find how the text would go after you read it.
“Knowing ahead of time what kind of writing assignments you will be asked to complete can really help you to read like a writer. It’s probably impossible (and definitely too time-consuming) to identify all of the choices the author made and all techniques an author used, so it’s important to prioritize while reading.” Prioritizing while reading is common for me. Whether it is skimming, or reading half a paragraph for a text. I usually do this if I either have a book that I don’t particularly enjoy but have to read regardless for a class or during exams when you are supposed to read a text and interpret. I would say to do this only if it is easier to grasp, or if the text is too lengthy for you to read and you do not have the time to read it completely.