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The article discusses rereadings and how it can improve literacy and the understanding of literature. Rereading is the act of rereading texts and having the reader review their own life and reading experiences. The article cites the book "Rereadings," a collection of essays edited by Anne Fadiman. The author presents several situations in which his high school students gave him trouble when they were given reading assignments. The author also discusses an assignment he gave in which students had to write about a book right after reading it, without going back and looking in the book.