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Observe-Reflect-Question-Act

1) Observe: objectively report the summative understanding you gained, what you have seen, or perceived from the author to be conveying in a succinct manner. T his is the descriptive phase. Report this by representing the writer, the speaker, the concept, or the event without voicing your opinion yet.

2) Reflect: Following the descriptive phase, open your personal reflective phase. You may begin with "I think that...". This is where your opinion comes out, whether it's a positive, negative, or neutral (exploratory) opinion about the concept, experience, or understanding. Be sure to insert the "why" of your agreement or disagreement with the author. Regardless of your chosen position, the argument or logic behind it is more important for our learning experience than the position itself.

3) Questions: Here, beyond your opinion, produce thoughtful questions that the understanding you have gained inspires you. What are key issues that perhaps you may still have to explore further because the author has not addressed it, or has addressed it in a non-satisfactory manner. This is the phase of questioning and waiting for more light on the subject matter you have observed and reflected on.

4) Decide: As you relate your new understanding to your previous thoughts, knowledge, or experience, describe a few decisions emerging for you at this time, actions you feel led to performed or intend to perform as a result of what you have understood.

In the book Jones, Practicing Christian Doctrine use this format completely with at least a paragraph each step with in chapter information to explain things in chapter 3.