In both readings by Karen Rosenberg and Mr Bunn the reading comprehension is essential to understanding what the author wants to relay to the readers. For example, in Reading Like a Writer the article quotes “Author David Jauss makes similar comparisons when he writes that “reading won’t help you much unless you learn to read like a writer. You must look at a book the way a carpenter looks at a house someone else built, examining the details in order to see how it was made’.” Similar to Strategies for Reading Scholarly Sources Karen Rosenberg states that reading strategies are important in order to comprehend what you are reading. A reader must ask questions like, why am I reading this article? Why was it assigned? What am I suppose to learn from this text? In order to comprehend we must be reading detectives similar to what Bun states in his text.

As a reader I always look for that introduction and the hook to seek the main idea of the text or reading. My favorite read are informative articles that enhance my knowledge and seek a deeper understanding, but in order to read and comprehend I must ask myself why, what does the author want me to learn from the reading.  When reading for a class, it imperative that readers ask clarifying question. That is key to successful reading, especially when reading for content. As a reader I want to know what is the reading mostly about, and what key terms should I know. If I am reading  a text on democracy then I should know exactly what it means and the text should begin with a quote on democracy and the importance of democracy.  Deep readers and thinkers should always question the who, what, when, where, and why they are reading the text.  In Strategies for reading Scholarly Sources by Karen Rosenberg she states that instead of focusing on the reason why one is reading the text instead we should be questioning or looking for clues in a professors syllabus or lecture. Also the the “Strategies for Rhetorical Reading”  one must consider who is the intended audience and what group of people they are writing for. For example,  a doctor that writes about heart disease with terminologies, he is targeting potential cardiologist, but if they are writing an article about heart disease and awareness then the intended audience is broader. Also, as Karen Rosenberg stated if you want to understand the text don’t overlook the hook to get to the meat (Main Idea) of the story.