It took a little longer than I expected to finish the excerpt by Bartholomae. In this reading, the author is writing, I believe, the introduction for his entire work. Through examples from multiple essays, Bartholomae plans to guide his audience in methods of constructive reading.
I found this excerpt informative and full of useful examples -- plenty to read, for sure. Throughout his intro, Bartholomae brings up the point that it's more important to read for understanding than just memorize all the facts.
Many times we want to just memorize what we've researched and write it down in our paper. It doesn't matter if we understand it or not, just that we can recite it. Reading with pen and paper for notes can improve our understanding and memory of the books, articles, and such that we read for our research.
This excerpt was a little dry, but I really don't expect introductions to be gripping.
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