Reading critically

In class on Thursday, I really found analzing and re-reading the stories together helped me a lot. I have a tendency to read and not comprehend very well because I read too fast. I do however read and always highlight while reading. I found that really saves me a step. If I really would look at the literal meanings of words I would find a different meaning to every paper we have read in class. Although, I am afraid to do it on my own. I think I did pretty well on my own this weekend. It was so easy in class when others contributed their ideas to help me form my own, but doing it on my own is going to be a little tricky. I am just afraid that I am going to miss something. When I re-read the stories I tried to focus really hard and hopefully my analysis's were right. Learning to read critically will hopefully help me do better on my quizzes in class and also in my future classes.