Holding Thinking to Remember and Reuse

I dont look at a book as a whole bunch of words. I look at it as someone's thinking, and the information the author wants me to know. 
                                                 Brad, high school senior

Reading this statement, I was thinking WOW! What if all the students that came into our classroom thought like this! As a student I did not think like this because i was never really interested in reading certain texts that i did not find interesting. I wont lie, I'm kind of a weird one, i love reading about viruses and reading cases on the CDC site. I also LOVE reading about hauntings and possessions, I know weird haha. But there is no class out there with this kind of information! (Well biology!)

Time for Thinking!! 

So we do need strategies to give to students that will give them tools to help them remember the content that we are teaching. One of these strategies is having students mark the text. How do we get students started with marking text?
1) Mark one quote in the text, and have a conversation about the quote
2) Write a question that doesnt have a simple answer
3) Ask your partners opinion about your ideas
4) Are you copying information from the text or sharing your thinking? Share thinking!
5) Make a statement or recommendation, based on what you've read

Although we do give students guidelines to help them understand the text but sometimes students will get stuck!
                             Tips for Students: Getting "unstuck" 

• Trust the author. Dont panic if at first the text doesnt make sense. The author will slowly reveal clues. 
• Ask questions.Quite likely someone else may have the same question. 
• Slow down. Give yourself time to read, reread, and paraphrase what youve read 
• Its okay to go back. Sometimes readers go back and reread confusing parts of texts 

Another tip stated in the text is having students use sticky notes. But what is the use of this or why should teachers suggest using sticky notes? Sticky notes give students the ability to find a part quickly, mark a confusing part to get clarified, and hold thinking to share later.