Marco Ponce Version 1 Year ?06-?07 CH 2 ? Strategies for Successful Reading When you are presented with a literary work and are asked for an analysis: ? Knowledge and experience help assess events, ideas, and conclusions. ? Consider how the various parts of the writing fit together. ? Try to anticipate the direction the writing will take. - but don?t take a biased view either, for this can be problematic and lead you towards creating an erroneous analysis. 2.1 A first reading A. Orient yourself to the background of the essay 1. Be on the lookout for credibility and source B. Use the title as a clue 1. Some signal the writer?s primary strategy (comparison, definition, argument) C. Skim to get the gist of the article