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Chapter 57

The so-called model reading method requires pre-constructing the structural model of reading before reading, that is, pre-imagining what the book will say and how it will be said.Then take this model to seek verification, revision or reconstruction in the "reality" of the book, and actively and consciously move towards the structure of the book.Naturally, a problem also arises. How can the structural model of a book be pre-constructed without reading it?In other words, how did this original model come about?
Build the original model
The quality of the original model has a great influence on the smoothness of the upcoming reading.The establishment of the original model is not out of thin air and random, but can be established based on some informal information (that is, information other than the text).This informal information available is plentiful and can be roughly classified as about the work and about the author.The preface and postscript of the book, even the title and table of contents of the book provide us with important information about the book.There are also book reviews and introductions obtained through other channels.If you read a literary masterpiece, you can get the general outline of the book by reading the relevant part of the history of literature first.The author's life time, ideas and style characteristics are also extremely valuable information.With this informal information, we can preform the structural model of the book.Of course, we can use informal information to pre-construct various possible structural models, that is to say, the original model can be single or multiple.This original model built using only informal information may be extremely rough, extremely vague, and extremely unstable, but it is better than nothing. After all, it provides a general direction for the next reading.

read-check model
After the original model is established, you start reading, that is, you enter the process of verifying the model with the "reality" of the original work.The process of verification is the process of gradual evolution from model to structure.There are unidirectional and multidirectional paths for model to structure evolution.During the reading process, either the original model is constantly revised, or one model replaces another. In short, the whole process always maintains a single model, which is a one-way evolution path.There is also a multi-directional evolution path, which is a situation where multiple models coexist during the reading process.In reading, it is often encountered that multiple structural models need to be assumed for screening and comparison, and multi-directional paths appear at this time.Whether to use one-way or multi-way depends on the specific situation.

Advantages of model reading method

Compared with the traditional reading method, the model reading method has two significant advantages. First, it is easy to concentrate, and the concentration of attention in the reading process is a prerequisite for understanding.Experiments in educational psychology have proved that reading with questions makes it easier to concentrate.

The model reading method also has an advantage that the traditional reading method does not have, that is, its comprehensiveness.A model is actually a simulation of a structure.In the early stage of reading, whether the model is vague or holistic is a requirement of the model itself.Using the model reading method to read, the reading is carried out around the evolution of the model, so that readers can maintain a comprehensive thinking, which is conducive to a comprehensive and overall grasp of the original work without dismembering the original work.

The Reader's Requirements of the Model Reading Method
The model reading method has advantages over the traditional reading method, and also puts forward higher requirements for readers, requiring readers to have the following thinking:

(1) Open thinking.

Readers are required to have a wide range of knowledge, to maintain a strong interest in new things, and to have a sufficient amount of information reserves, so that they can have both sides when constructing models.Otherwise, it is inevitable to do whatever you want, invalidate the model, or even produce the opposite effect, which can neither help readers reveal the structure of the original work, but also make readers more and more deviate from it.

(2) Critical thinking.

Ensuring that the model evolves towards the correct structure depends on critical thinking.Readers are required not to hesitate about inappropriate models, and to constantly revise and rebuild new models based on the objective reality of the original work.Otherwise, stubborn preconceived ideas may distort the original work, and it will never be able to achieve the same objective structure.

(3) Reflective thinking.

That is to say, readers are required to reflect on their own thinking process after reading a book: What is the reason why the abandoned model is wrong?How is the correct model established?Over time, if you develop a good habit of introspection, practice makes perfect, and you can effectively use the model reading method, which will benefit you a lot.

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