(2) Don't hesitate to write notes all over the context. (take footnotes)
(3) Ask myself questions throughout the reading on vocabulary and meanings.
(4) Know what kind of poetry I am reading, look at the background in depth. For instance, setting and author's life-style.
(5) Determine how the author uses different types of literary elements.
Coming up with five poetry study goals were too easy. I can probably continue on with 5 to 10 more bullet points. I get so frustrated when i know there's a greater meaning to a piece of writing, but I just can't seem to find out what it is. That's everything about poetry, hence the reason why i don't really enjoy reading it. These five study points are only to get me started. All of them have something in common: helping the reader understand it better. I think that reading it four times rather than skimming it, (like I did in the past) will definitely extend my knowledge. Moreover, I tend to mutter to myself a lot, just not about poetry... So i'm willing to try it. Research! I'm pretty confident in looking up things that baffle me, therefore knowing some background of where this poetry came from would be very helpful.
We will definitely practice reading a poem more than once, and taking marginal notes is VERY important! Your goal of asking yourself questions is a great one, too. We will spend some time learning about literary movements and critical perspectives so that you have some background to bring to works when you can't do research (like in a testing situation!) and we will practice, practice, practice understanding how literary elements are being used.
ReplyDeleteThese are some really good goals; they're pretty personalized and specific (except for the last one) and show you really want to get better at literature. You also did good at explaining why. Have you accomplished any of your goals so far?
ReplyDeleteHey Gloria!
ReplyDeleteYour goals are really thought out and specific. I hope you have accomplished some already! You did an awesome job explaining them too. I feel like you are very honest wih yourself on your blog so good job! You know exaclty what you need to work on and you are not afraid to admit it. I really like how all your goals contribute to your understanding of poetry. I think we could all use a little help in drawing the meaning out of a piece. The only thing I would advise you on is, like in some of your other posts, you "I's" tend not to be capitalized. So just pay attention to your typing and good luck!