写作阅读（Writing from Reading）

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写作阅读（writingfromreading）

thefirststepwhenyouwritefromwhatyoureadistobesureyouunderstandwhatyouhaveread.toensureyourunderstanding,youshouldbeanactivereader.thismeansthatyoushouldreadmorethanoncewithadifferentpurposeeachtime,youshouldaskquestionsbefore,during,andafteryouread,andyoushouldmakenotesasyouread.

onceyouhavereadactively,youwillbepreparedtowriteinanumberofdifferentways.youwillbeabletosummarizewhatyouhaveread.thatmeansyouareauratelyre-tellingtheauthor'smainideasinyourownwords.asummaryalsogivesthemajorsupportingdetailstheauthorhasusedtosupportthemainideas.onceagainthough,summariesarewritteninyourwordsnottheauthor'swords.

anothermethodofwritingaboutwhatyouhavereadistorespondtothereading.whenyourespondtoareading,youpickoutaparticularpointorideathattheauthorhasmadeandthenbrainstormtodevelopyourownideasbasedontheauthor'sthought.unlikesummarizing,youaregeneratingyourownideasbasedontheauthor'soriginalthought.

ratherthangeneratinganewidea,youmayalsochoosetorespondtoanideainthereading.youmayagreeordisagreewithapointtheauthorhasmade.inyourwriting,youwillexplainwhyyouagreeordisagreewiththatpoint.onceagain,youareingupwithyourownreasoningandyourownwordinginresponsetosomethingyouhaveread.

aparticulartypeofwritingyouwillberequiredtodoiswritinganswerstoessaytests.essaytestquestionsoftenaskyoutoreadmaterialandtheneithersummarizethematerialorrespondtoitinaparticularway.theohingthatmakesessaytestwritingdifferentfromotherwritingsituationsisthetimelimit.inatestingsituationyouwillcarefullymonitoryouruseoftimeandyouwon'tputallofthepolishingtouchesinthatyouwouldifyouhadunlimitedtimetopletethewriting.

thesearesomeofthewaysyoucantiethematerialthatyoureadtothematerialyouwrite.youwillfindthatifyoufollowtheadvicegiveninthischapterthatyouwillneverbeatalossforatopictowriteabout.