{"id":262,"date":"2014-07-25T20:09:55","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T20:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/writershandbook\/?post_type=chapter&p=262"},"modified":"2017-01-04T22:59:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T22:59:23","slug":"6-5-learning-from-your-reading","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-styleguide\/chapter\/6-5-learning-from-your-reading\/","title":{"raw":"6.5 Learning from Your Reading","rendered":"6.5 Learning from Your Reading"},"content":{"raw":" \r\n
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6.5<\/span> Learning from Your Reading<\/h2>\r\n
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Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\n
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  1. Understand what it means to read carefully and critically.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Know how to read with an open mind.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Recognize that, for a writing project, you should use careful, critical, and open-minded reading both with research material and with your writing.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\nIt would probably not surprise you if your professor told you to read your research sources carefully and critically and with an open mind. It simply sounds like a logical, good idea. But how do you know if and when you are reading carefully and critically? Do you really know how to read with an open mind?\r\n\r\nThese are important questions to consider even when you can easily find what appears to be objective, unbiased, unfiltered information about your topic. Let\u2019s return to the idea (from Chapter 1 \"Writing to Think and Writing to Learn,\"<\/a> Chapter 2 \"Becoming a Critical Reader,\"<\/a> Chapter 3 \"Thinking through the Disciplines,\"<\/a> and Chapter 4 \"Joining the Conversation\"<\/a>) about reading closely and carefully. Some sources for a writing assignment can be less than thrilling, so your mind might wander a bit or you might speed-read without really focusing. Reading without your full attention or speeding through the text without taking it in not only is a waste of your time but also can lead to critical errors. To use your time wisely, you should try some techniques for getting the most out of your reading. Anything that gets you physically involved, mentally involved, or both will probably help, such as the following ideas:\r\n