The first kind of reading Hall identies is reading
for information. Materials like newspapers are designed to be read quickly in
order to find facts. Most newspaper sentences are no more than fifteen words; paragraphs,
no longer than three sentences. The text appears in narrow columns so the
reader's eye can quickly move down the page. Typically, readers do not read
every word, but skim the page for key facts. Hall
describes reading for information as
reading to learn about a trade, or
politics, or how to accomplish something. We read a newspaper this way, or most
textbooks, or directions on how to assemble a bicycle. With most of this sort
of material, the reader can learn to scan the page quickly, coming up with what
he needs and ignoring what is irrelevant to him, like the rhythm of the
sentence, or the play of metaphor. Courses in speed reading can help us read
for this purpose, training the eye to jump quickly across the page. . . . Quick
eye-reading is a necessity to anyone who wants to keep up with what's
happening, or learn much of what has happened in the past. (Hall 164)
Note Taking: Much of the
factual information that students will use in a research paper can be read this
way. When taking notes, students should limit their notes to key nouns or
phrases, and avoid adjectives or adverbs. Students should be especially careful
about "lifting" verbs from their sources. If students use distinctive
verbs or lists of nouns from the source, these should appear in quotation marks
in the student paper.
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