Reflecting

So I decided to reflect upon the past week or two and the play we read, since we had no designated reading for this upcoming class. Since this course is supposed to be all about helping and teaching us to read better, I wanted to see if this assignment really did help me learn to read any better. I felt that I gained something from just reading the play the first time through, without any special activities. But then when we read some of the lines with each other in class, it really brought it to life for me. It was just a little more real. Especially hearing how some of the other people portrayed their characters.

Also, the girl that spoke to us in class was wonderful I thought. She just had so much energy and passion about what she was talking about. I loved hearing it! And she also brought out a new side of the play that I wouldn’t have come up with, or even known to think about on my own. Then the last big thing which completely brought the play to life was visiting Alliance for Independence. Seeing the people there and even meeting a couple was so neat.

So I do think that the way we’ve been reading in this class is molding me into a better reader. It is really making me want to do more research and investigate more things than just the face value of the story. I feel that it helps me to really understand and even engage texts better when I put more effort into it. Even just finding things out about the author and the purpose for them writing the story makes a big difference. It really changes your perspective. Another thing I’ve noticed recently, is how the meaning of a book can change depending on when you read it. Kind of like Bible passages meaning different things at different times.