Hi Hayley, I read this post after you re-shared it last month and just tried this method on a six-line passage for the first time today. It is such a fantastic process for broadening and deepening understanding. Thank you so much for this step-by-step guide.
Re-reading this as a preparation for Middlemarch 😀I think about my undergrad days (too long ago to remember) when I did classes in English lit. It's going to be a mountain but the trek and the views are worth it
Thank you so much for this guide. I will most definitely apply this to my future reading notes.
I love to read that!!! Thanks so much for commenting :) I’m glad it’s useful for you.
Your reading advice is so great. Thanks for resharing. Just started commonplacing so will try this technique out.
Hi Hayley, I read this post after you re-shared it last month and just tried this method on a six-line passage for the first time today. It is such a fantastic process for broadening and deepening understanding. Thank you so much for this step-by-step guide.
I love to read this!! Thank you so much for letting me know it was helpful for you. 🧡
Re-reading this as a preparation for Middlemarch 😀I think about my undergrad days (too long ago to remember) when I did classes in English lit. It's going to be a mountain but the trek and the views are worth it
What a great way to sit with something that draws you into the book!
Question - is there benefit to starting small...like a sentence or two?
Yes there is!! I have a whole other post on that strategy 😄 let me get you a link…
Here you go! https://open.substack.com/pub/haleyalarsen/p/a-close-reading-activity?r=593w1&utm_medium=ios