Jail McDonough

  Yusef Komunyakaa and DeAndra Yates: Annotating, Summarizing, Analyzing, Imitating     to annotate: to make notes on something to help you understand it better   to summarize: to put something in your own words   to analyze: to consider a question on the text, providing supporting examples from the text   to imitate: to create an original piece of writing based on something you have read     We are doing the twenty-ninth poem and response in the book today, starting on page 103.     Exercise: Read and annotate     1. Read the poem and response out loud and underline any words you need to look up   2. Write any questions you have in the margins or in your notebook   3. Put tricky parts into your own words in notes in the margins or in your notebook     Exercise: Questions for comprehension of the poem     1. What is the “dirt-green hush” (Komunyakaa 104)? 2. What role do the trees play in the poem?   3. Why does the speaker foc

  Michael Klein and Monte Frank: Annotating, Summarizing, Analyzing, Imitating     to annotate: to make notes on something to help you understand it better   to summarize: to put something in your own words   to analyze: to consider a question on the text, providing supporting examples from the text   to imitate: to create an original piece of writing based on something you have read     We are doing the twenty-eighth poem and response in the book today, starting on page 100.     Exercise: Read and annotate     1. Read the poem and response out loud and underline any words you need to look up   2. Write any questions you have in the margins or in your notebook   3. Put tricky parts into your own words in notes in the margins or in your notebook     Exercise: Questions for comprehension of the poem     1. What is a “The Talking Day” and why is it the title of the poem (Klein 100)? 2. What is the purpose of brackets in this poem?