1 / 11

Week 5: Critical Reading

Week 5: Critical Reading. ENGL 1301 Mrs. Edlin. ANNOUNCEMENT. Please take careful notes in class so you do not miss specific instructions concerning assignments, due dates, readings, etc.

evan
Download Presentation

Week 5: Critical Reading

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Week 5: Critical Reading ENGL 1301 Mrs. Edlin

  2. ANNOUNCEMENT • Please take careful notes in class so you do not miss specific instructions concerning assignments, due dates, readings, etc. • Remember, you should be checking the course website for PowerPoint slides and the additional assignments.

  3. FREEWRITE • What have you learned so far in ENGL-1301? Which assignment was the most difficult? Why? What is your plan for improvement? (e.g. study sessions, meeting with your instructor during office hours, participate in class, do the readings, draft and re-draft assignments, etc.)

  4. CRITICAL READING PROCESS • Annotation • Why is annotation important? How can it benefit your critical reading process? • Review critical reading and annotation processes FYW pp. 91-94

  5. CRITICAL READING PROCESS • Summary and Paraphrase • Why are summary and paraphrase important? How can they benefit your critical reading process? • In groups, put together a summary of the essay you’ve chosen to work with (Steele, Dewey, Emerson) • Write a paraphrase for the following paragraphs: • Steele: para. 5 Dewey: para. 40 Emerson: para. 10

  6. CRITICAL READING PROCESS • Summary and Paraphrase • Choose one group member to read the summary aloud to the class. • Choose another group member to write the paraphrase on the board. • What makes these good summaries/paraphrases? • Are there areas for improvement/adjustment?

  7. WRITING OPPORTUNITY • Spend about 5 minutes writing about summary and paraphrase. Are there things you feel confident about in terms of summary and paraphrase moving forward? Are there areas where you’re still struggling? • Get with a partner. Read your responses aloud to each other and offer feedback.

  8. RHETORICAL ANALYSIS • In your groups, identify rhetorical choices made in the essay, then put them on the board. • Based on the rhetorical choices identified, could we make an argument about the essay in terms of purpose and audience? • Brainstorm possible thesis statements with your group, and be prepared to present your final idea to the class.

  9. WRITING OPPORTUNITY • Spend about 5 minutes writing about rhetorical choices you have identified in the essay you’ve chosen to write about. Briefly explain how the rhetorical choice(s) affects the overall purpose of the essay. • With a partner. Talk about the rhetorical choices. Are there places where the writer should be clearer? What do you think readers want to hear more about?

  10. HOMEWORK • Read the following: • St. Martin’s Handbook: Chapters 8 and 13 • First-Year Writing: Chapter 6, pp. 114-146 • Annotate and Summarize the selected essay (Burnham, Terry & Jay Phelan “Laughing All the Way to the Darwinian Bank” FYW pp. 374-379) • Put together a thesis statement and write about two rhetorical choices that back up your statement. Explain what those rhetorical choices are with paraphrase and quotation.

  11. HOMEWORK • Make an effort this week to contact your professor. Send an email, stop by office hours, etc. • Do you have any questions or concerns about the course? • Is there anything I can do to help you? • Is everything going great? Are you comfortable with our material so far? • LET ME KNOW!

More Related