Introduction: Sara Cauvin

My name is Sara Cauvin, I am currently a senior B.S.S major in 'Literary Promotions' or 'Publishing.' I am an avid reader and run a literary website with a friend where we review new books. The site is www.padfootandprongs.com

Readings March 30th

"As readers, our role is quite active. We pay attention to our own motivation and agenda for each reading. On one level, our motiva- tion may be as simple as wanting to do well in a class, and our agenda may involve wanting to understand as much as necessary in order to complete our assignments. In order to meet these goals, we need to go deeper, asking, “Why is my professor asking me to read this piece?” You may find clues in your course syllabus, comments your professor makes in class, or comments from your classmates. If you aren’t sure why you are being asked to read something, ask! Most professors will be more than happy to discuss in general terms what “work” they want a reading to do—for example, to introduce you to a set of debates, to provide information on a specific topic, or to challenge conventional thinking on an issue." (Rosenberg 4).

I thought that this paragraph was one of the more interesting and poignent in the reading. Often, we are given readings in school and in daily live and do not stop to question the motivations behind why we are reading. I dont believe that many students take an active role in considering the reasoning behind assigned readings, myself included.