KRANTIJYOTI SAVITRIBAI PHULE

COLLEGE OF B.Ed
Assignment No.3
Different Reading Strategies in the Three
Stages of Reading of Recycling Report

Name: Subodh Ravindra Wankhade

Class: S.Y.B.Ed
Roll No. 42
Under Guidance of: Gomati Ma’am
 INDEX
• Introduction
• What do you mean “Reading”?
• Examples
• Meaning
• Content
• What I understand when I read this content?
• What happen after reading?
 Report: Applying Different Reading Strategies in
the Three Stages of Reading
Topic: Recycle

1. Introduction :-
Reading is an active process that helps us gain information, think critically, and
apply knowledge in real life. To read effectively, readers use different strategies
at three stages: before reading, during reading, and after reading. These
strategies guide readers to prepare their minds, engage deeply with the text,
and reflect afterward.
This report shows how reading strategies were used while studying a text
about recycling.
Recycling is more than just a way to manage waste — it is a powerful tool for
protecting the environment, conserving natural resources, and building a
sustainable future. Every day, millions of tons of waste are produced around
the world, much of it ending up in landfills, oceans, and forests, damaging
ecosystems and endangering wildlife. Recycling offers a solution by
transforming used materials like paper, plastic, glass, and metal into new
products, reducing the need to extract raw resources from the Earth.
At its core, recycling reflects a shift in human responsibility: recognizing that
the Earth's resources are limited and that careless consumption has real
consequences. By recycling, individuals and communities can reduce pollution,
save energy, conserve water, and combat climate change. It is not simply an
environmental action, but a moral and civic duty toward future generations.
As we explore the process, importance, and impact of recycling, it becomes
clear that even small daily actions — like separating waste properly or reusing
old materials — can ripple outwards, making a significant difference to the
health of our planet.
2. What Are You Reading?
The text I am reading is an informative article titled "The Power of Recycling:
Saving Our Planet One Step at a Time."
This explains:
• What recycling is?
• Why recycling is important?
• How recycling helps the environment and society?
• Practical steps people can take to recycle effectively.
Recycling is the process of collecting used or waste materials, processing them,
and transforming them into new products. Instead of throwing items away and
allowing them to end up in landfills or oceans, recycling gives materials a
second life, reducing the need to extract and process raw resources from
nature.
Recycling involves three main steps:
1. Collection and Sorting: Waste materials like paper, plastic, glass, and
metal are gathered and separated based on their type.
2. Processing: These materials are cleaned and treated so they can be
broken down and made into raw materials again.
3. Manufacturing New Products: The recycled materials are then used to
create new goods, such as recycled paper, aluminium cans, clothing
fabrics, or even furniture.
Recycling helps:
• Save natural resources like trees, water, and minerals.
• Reduce pollution in the air, land, and oceans.
• Conserve energy because producing goods from recycled materials
usually requires less energy than creating them from scratch.
• Limit the amount of waste that ends up in landfills and the environment.
In simple words, recycling is nature’s way of healing through human
responsibility — turning "trash" into treasure to protect the Earth for ourselves
and future generations.
Recycling is important because it directly helps protect the environment,
conserve natural resources, and create a healthier future for both people and
the planet. It is one of the most powerful actions individuals and communities
can take to reduce the negative impact of waste.
Here are the key reasons why recycling matters:
1. Conserving Natural Resources
Many of the products we use daily — paper, metals, plastics — come from
natural resources like trees, minerals, oil, and water. These resources are
limited. Recycling allows us to reuse materials instead of constantly taking from
nature, helping preserve forests, wildlife habitats, and clean water sources.
2. Saving Energy
Producing new products from raw materials usually requires much more
energy compared to making products from recycled materials.
For example:
• Recycling aluminium saves 95% of the energy needed to make new
aluminium from raw ore.
• Recycling paper saves about 60% of the energy compared to making
paper from trees. This means recycling helps reduce the burning of fossil
fuels and lowers greenhouse gas emissions.
3. Reducing Pollution
Waste in landfills produces harmful gases like methane, and trash in oceans
severely damages marine life.
By recycling, we:
• Reduce air and water pollution,
• Keep landfills from overflowing,
• Protect animals and plants from toxic waste.
4. Fighting Climate Change
Since recycling reduces energy consumption, it also lowers the amount of
carbon dioxide (CO₂) released into the atmosphere. Less CO₂ means a slower
rate of global warming and a better chance to stop extreme climate events like
floods, droughts, and wildfires.
5. Reducing Waste in Landfills
Every year, billions of tons of waste are thrown away worldwide. Landfills are
filling up fast, and in many places, there’s no more room to bury trash.
Recycling cuts down the amount of waste and extends the life of landfill sites.
6. Saving Money and Creating Jobs
Recycling industries create thousands of jobs — from collecting recyclable
materials to processing and manufacturing new products.
It also saves cities and governments money on waste management and landfill
costs.
7. Building a Sustainable Future
Recycling teaches individuals and societies responsibility, respect for
resources, and long-term thinking. Instead of being wasteful, recycling
encourages a culture of reuse, innovation, and care for the planet.
In Short:
Recycling is important because it protects the Earth, saves resources, reduces
pollution, and builds a better future for generations to come.
It’s not just an environmental action — it’s an act of love and responsibility for
life itself.

3. Example: Applying the Three Stages with Strategies

A) Before Reading
• Previewing: I looked at the title, headings, and pictures. Titles like
“Benefits of Recycling” and “How to Recycle Properly” told me that the
text would be instructional and motivational.
• Activating Prior Knowledge: I thought about what I already know —
recycling involves reusing materials like paper, plastic, and metal to
reduce waste.
• Setting a Purpose: My purpose was to learn why recycling is critical and
how I can improve my recycling habits.
• Predicting: I guessed the article would explain environmental benefits
and give examples of recyclable materials.
B) During Reading
• Highlighting Key Points: I highlighted important facts like “Recycling one
ton of paper saves 17 trees” and “Plastic can take over 400 years to
decompose.”
• Taking Notes: I made notes beside paragraphs, such as "recycling
reduces landfill space" and "recycling saves energy."
• Asking Questions: I asked myself questions like “What happens if people
don’t recycle?” and “Can all plastics be recycled?”
• Visualizing: I pictured mountains of trash in landfills, oceans full of
plastic waste, and factories reprocessing old materials into new
products.
• Monitoring Understanding: After each section, I paused to check if I
understood terms like "composting" and "single-stream recycling."
C) After Reading
• Summarizing: I wrote a summary:
➔ "Recycling protects the environment by reducing waste, conserving
natural resources, saving energy, and lowering pollution. Every individual
has a role to play."
• Reflecting: I thought about how recycling affects my community and my
personal habits.
• Evaluating: I decided the article was very informative because it
combined scientific facts with emotional appeals.
• Extending Learning: I became curious about local recycling programs and
decided to research my city's rules for recycling different materials.
4. Images
The article included several important images:
• A recycling bin full of sorted plastics, cans, and paper — symbolizing
organization and individual effort.

• A landfill piled with garbage — showing what happens when people do

not recycle.
 • A factory where recycled materials were being made into new products
— showing the full cycle of recycling.

• An ocean turtle trapped in plastic waste — emotional image to show the

real consequences of not recycling.

These images made the problem and solution very vivid and emotional.
5. Meaning
The deep meaning of the article is:
• Recycling is a responsibility, not a choice.
• Small actions like separating waste at home have global effects on
reducing pollution and saving resources.
• Recycling is about creating a sustainable future where nature and
humanity can survive together.
• Without recycling, landfills overflow, oceans die, and natural resources
are exhausted.
The message is clear: if every person recycles properly, we can slow down
environmental destruction.
6. Content: What I Understand When I Read This Content
While reading the article, I understood:
• Recycling saves natural resources: For example, recycled aluminium
saves 95% of the energy needed to make new aluminium.
• Recycling reduces pollution: Less garbage is burned or dumped, which
means cleaner air, land, and water.
• Recycling creates jobs: Industries that collect, sort, and reuse materials
employ thousands of people.
• Recycling slows climate change: Producing new materials releases
carbon dioxide; recycling cuts those emissions.
• Personal responsibility matters: Every bottle, can, and newspaper
recycled counts toward a cleaner planet.
I also learned that not all materials are recyclable — for example, dirty pizza
boxes cannot be recycled because grease contaminates the paper.
7. What Happened After Reading (Deep Reflection)
After reading and thinking deeply:
• I became more aware of how much waste is created daily by individuals
and businesses.
 • I understood that recycling is only one part of a larger solution (we also
need to reduce and reuse).
• I felt motivated to not just recycle more carefully but also to encourage
others.
• I connected the article to what I see daily: overflowing garbage bins,
plastic waste in rivers, and the lack of recycling bins in many places.
• Emotionally, I felt a mix of guilt (for sometimes being careless) and hope
(because change is still possible if many people act).
I also realized that reading with strategies helped me not just understand the
facts, but also connect emotionally and plan action.
Without strategies, reading would have been boring and forgettable.
With before, during, and after reading strategies, the reading experience
became active, personal, and powerful.
1. Reduces Pollution
• Recycling cuts down the amount of garbage that ends up in landfills,
oceans, and forests.
• It prevents toxic chemicals and greenhouse gases from being released
into the air, soil, and water.
Example:
When plastic waste is recycled instead of dumped into rivers, it protects marine
animals from swallowing or getting trapped in plastic
2. Conserves Natural Resources
• Recycling reuses materials like paper, metals, glass, and plastics.
• This reduces the need to cut down trees, mine for metals, or drill for oil.
Example:
Recycling one ton of paper saves about 17 trees, 7,000 gallons of water, and
4,000 kilowatts of energy.
3. Saves Energy
• Producing items from recycled materials uses much less energy than
making them from raw materials.
 • Less energy use means fewer fossil fuels are burned, helping to lower
pollution and carbon emissions.
Example:
Recycling aluminium cans uses 95% less energy than making new cans from
raw aluminium ore.
4. Fights Climate Change
• Because recycling reduces energy use and emissions, it helps slow down
global warming.
• It lowers the carbon footprint left by manufacturing and waste disposal.
5. Protects Ecosystems and Wildlife
• Reducing landfills and ocean dumping means fewer habitats are
destroyed.
• Animals face fewer dangers from pollution, like eating plastic or getting
trapped in trash.
How Recycling Helps Society:
1. Creates Jobs
• The recycling industry offers jobs in collection, sorting, processing, and
manufacturing.
• It creates more jobs than landfilling or burning waste.
Example:
For every job created in waste management, recycling creates four to five jobs.
2. Strengthens Local Economies
• Selling recycled materials creates local income.
• Communities can save money on waste disposal and create valuable new
industries.

• 3. Educates and Unites People

• Recycling programs raise awareness about sustainability.
 • They bring people together around a shared goal: protecting the
environment.
Example:
Community recycling events (like e-waste collection drives) teach people how
to manage waste better and create a spirit of teamwork.
4. Promotes Healthier Communities
• Less waste means cleaner air, safer drinking water, and less disease.
• Communities that manage waste properly experience fewer health
problems related to pollution.

Recycling connects us to the Earth and to each other.

It teaches responsibility, protects life, and builds a future where both nature
and human society can thrive together.