I am PhotoReading a book for my Spanish class called
El túnel. Its main significance is that the narrator demonstrates the author's existentialist point of view. We discuss what we have "read" in-class every few days, but a lot of kids in my class seem to have very poor Spanish reading comprehension, so end up doing plodding plot summaries while also mentioning thematic significance. Additionally, my teacher has given us short summaries of all but the first few chapters of the book!
There will be at a few (mostly) True/False questions on plot, and some of the questions are really tiny pesky little details.
I have PhotoRead this book a few times, and I've done 2 25 minute superreading/dipping sessions with it, but my conscious knowledge of the book is still fairly general and limited.
I know that the problem most people encounter with the PhotoReading system is not having a good, focused purpose, and I feel that this has been my case for many of my school reading assignments. I end up saying too many things, and I think my intention gets scattered! I want to enjoy the book, I want to comprehend it sufficiently to ace any upcoming quizzes/tests on it, and I want to contribute confidently and intelligently to in-class discussion (partially because on some level I'm afraid that I don't have the same level of comprehension as the other students in my class because of PhotoReading). I want to have my experience with this book improve my vocabulary and literary analysis skills.
So what is a focused, one-sentence purpose for PhotoReading this book so I can use it and put my doubts to rest?!
This also applies to reading chapters for my AP American class, so appreciate your suggestions!
Sorry if this post was painful to read! I just wanted to make my (somewhat scattered) intentions clear by elaborating as much as I could.
-CameronJ
