Use the guidelines for active reading in section A1-a to guide your reading and rereading of an assigned text. Pay particular attention to details and to what surprises and interests you about the text and what you notice on a second reading. As you prepare to write about the assigned text, write responses to as many of the questions in the chart as you can. Then use the space below to reflect on how the process of active reading helped you understand the text.

Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response in the gradebook at any time.