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After reading Hsün Tzu's "Encouraging Learning," answer Understanding the Text #1 on p. 11 with a well organized post of 250-300 words that includes 2-4 paragraphs.

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  • The first part of Michael Austin’s Chapter 9 re his suggested prereading and annotating strategies—this was assigned for yesterday;
  • Austin’s two-page introduction to Unit 1, “Education,” plus Hsün Tzu’s essay (which Austin introduces in his headnotes—the essay itself starts with “The gentleman says: Learning should never cease”).

So for Forum Post #2, I strongly suggest first reading the background handout on Hsün Tzu and ancient Chinese philosophy from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy which I handed out in class (and which is also now on My.Wartburg), then reading Austin’s introductory headnotes preceding Hsün Tzu’s essay, and then the essay itself.


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EADING C A N BE 9 M READING IDEAS either passive or active. You read passively when, for example, you pick up a piece of writing and read it straight through, starting at the beginning, moving quickly through passages that do not interest you, and putting it aside when you have finished. Many people read passively most of the time—and with very good reason. Passive reading works perfectly well for getting the gist of a piece of writing. It allows for fairly simple information to be communicated from the author to the reader. Passive reading works just fine for skimming the status updates of friends, browsing the Web, or curling up in bed with an entertaining novel. College-level reading, however, usually requires a more active approach. Reading challenging texts like the ones in this book is not the same as reading the back of a cereal box. No one can read difficult texts without some effort. People who Austin, M. (2017). Reading ideas: Prereading and annotating. In M. Austin (Ed.), Reading the world: Ideas that matter (3rd ed., pp. 605-611). New York, NY: Norton. read challenging texts successfully are not necessarily smarter than other people; they have simply mastered a set of strategies that allow them to get the most out of what they read. This chapter will explore some of these active reading strategies, including prereading, annotating, identifying patterns, reading visual texts, summarizing, and reading with a critical eye. Mastering these skills will allow you to make your way through challenging material—and the texts in this book will give you plenty of practice. 605 606 READING IDEAS PREREADING E x p e r i e n c e d r e a d e r s rarely a p p r o a c h difficult t e x t s w i t h o u t a pretty g o o d i d e a of w h a t t h e y will f i n d . T h i s m a y s o u n d o d d , s i n c e t h e w h o l e p o i n t of r e a d i n g s o m e t h i n g is to find out w h a t it s a y s . But g o o d r e a d e r s k n o w that r e a d i n g is a p r o c e s s t h a t b e g i n s long b e f o r e t h e y physically p a s s their e y e s o v e r the w o r d s on a p a g e . P r e r e a d i n g e n c o m p a s s e s all of t h e t h i n g s that y o u d o b e f o r e you start r e a d i n g to i n c r e a s e y o u r c a p a c i t y to u n d e r s t a n d the m a t e r i a l . In m a n y c a s e s , t a k i n g just a f e w m i n u t e s to learn m o r e a b o u t w h a t y o u are g o i n g t o r e a d c a n d r a m a t i c a l l y i n c r e a s e reading comprehension and retention. M o s t c o l l e g e t e x t b o o k s i n c l u d e a fair a m o u n t of editorial a p p a r a t u s to aid in t h e p r e r e a d i n g p r o c e s s . In this t e x t b o o k t h e a p p a r a t u s consists of c h a p t e r i n t r o d u c t i o n s , h e a d n o t e s for individual r e a d i n g s , f o o t n o t e s , e n d n o t e s , a n d study q u e s t i o n s . E s s a y a s s i g n m e n t s a l s o p r o v i d e v a l u a b l e c l u e s t o t h e t h e m e s a n d t o p i c s that are i m p o r t a n t . You m i g h t e v e n first r e a d t h e q u e s t i o n s at t h e e n d of a r e a d i n g ; t h e y will tell y o u s o m e of t h e t h i n g s to look for w h e n y o u r e a d t h e t e x t . S k i m m i n g a t e x t is a n o t h e r g o o d w a y t o g e t a s e n s e of w h a t y o u a r e likely t o f i n d in it. A q u i c k r e a d i n g , in w h i c h y o u look at t h e b e g i n n i n g , s o m e of t h e m i d d l e p a s s a g e s , a n d t h e e n d , c a n tell y o u a lot a b o u t t h e s h a p e of t h e a r g u m e n t . P e o p l e w h o s e m a j o r r e a d i n g e x p e r i e n c e is p a s s i v e o f t e n f i n d it u n s e t t l i n g to read the e n d of a work before reading the b e g i n n i n g . "Spoiling the e n d i n g " is t h e w r o n g w a y t o r e a d a m y s t e r y n o v e l , t o b e s u r e , b u t it c a n b e a v e r y g o o d w a y t o r e a d a c o m p l i c a t e d t e x t . Y o u m i g h t , for e x a m p l e , f i n d a c o m p l i c a t e d t e x t ' s m a j o r p o i n t s s u m m a r i z e d in n e a t little p a c k a g e s at t h e e n d s of e s s a y s or c h a p t e r s . If y o u a r e s t r u g g l i n g w i t h w h a t an a u t h o r is s a y i n g , t h e e n d is j u s t a s g o o d a p l a c e t o s t a r t u n d e r s t a n d i n g it as t h e b e g i n n i n g . N o rule s a y s t h a t y o u h a v e to g o in o r d e r . T h e key to p r e r e a d i n g is t o use all of t h e r e s o u r c e s a v a i l a b l e to y o u to u n d e r s t a n d a t e x t before y o u start r e a d i n g it. Your m i n d can f o c u s on only so m u c h w h i l e you r e a d . M o s t likely, y o u try to c o n s t r u c t a " b i g p i c t u r e " w h i l e y o u r e a d s o m e t h i n g . In t h e p r o c e s s , y o u often skip o v e r i m p o r t a n t d e t a i l s b e c a u s e y o u lack a c o n c e p t u a l f r a m e w o r k into w h i c h y o u c a n p l a c e t h e s e d e t a i l s . If y o u build the b i g picture b e f o r e y o u start, y o u b e g i n r e a d i n g t h e t e x t with a c o n c e p t u a l f r a m e w o r k a l r e a d y in p l a c e . T h e n , w h e n y o u e n c o u n t e r a n e w d e t a i l or a n e w bit of e v i d e n c e in y o u r r e a d i n g , y o u r m i n d will k n o w w h a t to d o with it. Questions for Prereading H e r e a r e s o m e of t h e k e y q u e s t i o n s that y o u s h o u l d ask a s y o u g a t h e r information in t h e p r e r e a d i n g s t a g e of t h e r e a d i n g p r o c e s s : ty good idea of f reading someing is a process ords on a page, start reading to :al
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