The Men We Carry in Our Minds by Scott Russell Sanders

stage aims to gain a general understanding and organization of the text’s content by looking at headnotes and other introductory materials. After pre-viewing the next step is questioning the material’s linkage to the reader’s subject assignment or personal experience. This is important because it guides the reader and gives purpose to the reading activity. The reader can develop and write down the question before or in the process of reading the full text. The third step is the actual reading of the full text. The reader has to pay close attention to what the author is trying to convey textually and subtextually. This can be achieved by being active and critical in the process of reading the material. The reader has to read the text through the lens of their experience within a specific situation and place. The reader has to contextualize the difference in the contemporary values and attitudes and those contained in the reader material. Recalling is another important step required for ...