Reading Response: Resisting Hitler
Reading Response: Resisting Hitler
1. What types of connections did you make most often as you read: text to text, text to self, or text to world? How did making connections increase your understanding of the magazine article?
The connection I made most of as I was reading Resisting Hitler by Susan Campbell is text to world. I think this is because in today’s society, there are many rebellions all over the world, making it easy for me to recall these kind of acts upon reading Resisting Hitler.
By making connections to the text, Resisting Hitler, I am able to further my understanding of how the characters feel and where their motivation comes from. When watching on TV about all those rebellions around the world in the past years and even now, it isn’t that hard to see the fire that sparks in the people’s eyes. I automatically see their energy and motivation within them, that drives them to do whatever it takes to get their opinion across, even if it means dying. By being able to realize the reality of wanting something so bad, I can understand how Helmuth did everything he could to go up against Hitler.
Since I know what a rebellion looks like (because of media), I am able to visualize the intensity of the court trial, Helmuth and his friends running around town and Helmuth sneaking around the place. This helps me visually understand the position Helmuth and his friends are in. I am a visual learner, so this really comes in handy when I’m analyzing the text to get a better understanding of what’s happening.
When reading Resisting Hitler for the second time, I was thinking of connections I could make to even the smallest things in the text. This forces me to actually pay attention to the article and catch all the little details. In other words, making connections sets a goal for me and so it makes me more engaged in reading the text as I am thinking more. When reading the article thoroughly, I am able to expand my understanding of the article, Resisting
1. What types of connections did you make most often as you read: text to text, text to self, or text to world? How did making connections increase your understanding of the magazine article?
The connection I made most of as I was reading Resisting Hitler by Susan Campbell is text to world. I think this is because in today’s society, there are many rebellions all over the world, making it easy for me to recall these kind of acts upon reading Resisting Hitler.
By making connections to the text, Resisting Hitler, I am able to further my understanding of how the characters feel and where their motivation comes from. When watching on TV about all those rebellions around the world in the past years and even now, it isn’t that hard to see the fire that sparks in the people’s eyes. I automatically see their energy and motivation within them, that drives them to do whatever it takes to get their opinion across, even if it means dying. By being able to realize the reality of wanting something so bad, I can understand how Helmuth did everything he could to go up against Hitler.
Since I know what a rebellion looks like (because of media), I am able to visualize the intensity of the court trial, Helmuth and his friends running around town and Helmuth sneaking around the place. This helps me visually understand the position Helmuth and his friends are in. I am a visual learner, so this really comes in handy when I’m analyzing the text to get a better understanding of what’s happening.
When reading Resisting Hitler for the second time, I was thinking of connections I could make to even the smallest things in the text. This forces me to actually pay attention to the article and catch all the little details. In other words, making connections sets a goal for me and so it makes me more engaged in reading the text as I am thinking more. When reading the article thoroughly, I am able to expand my understanding of the article, Resisting