"The distinctive contribution of the approach to literacy as social practice lies in the ways in which it involves careful and sensitive attention to what people do with texts, how they make sense of them and use them to further their own purposes in their own learning lives" (Gillen and Barton, 2010, p. 9).
- Please discuss what you do with various texts, how you make sense of them and how you use them to further your own learning.
First of all, it all depends on what kind of text I am reading. Like Courtney said, I have different methods for different types of text. For example, if I'm reading a text book for class and responding, I'll take notes in my notebook with either a bulleted list or an outline.
If I'm responding to blog post from one of my classmates, I use a much shorter process: I simply read the post and internalize their main points. Once I have done that I can usually form an opinion about what he or she has said in the post.
If I'm reading a novel that I'm going to have my juniors pick apart, I will read and highlight thought provoking sections. I am notorious for filling the margins of my texts with discussion questions and connections to other mediums of media (I'm a hardcore relational educator).
If I can, I always try to connect with whatever text I read personally. It has a much longer lasting effect on me that way and is easier to retain.
As for the quote by Gillen and Barton, I think it's important to note that everyone experiences text differently (Louise Rosenblatt would concur). It only seems fair that everyone would respond differently as well.
Nicely said, Casey.
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