Jail McDonough

 

 

“If Absence was the Source of Silence” by Reginald Dwayne Betts: Annotating, Summarizing, Analyzing, Imitating  Today we are reading a poem in Felon, “If Absence was the Source of Silence,” on page 31  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 Exercise: Read and annotate 1. Read the poem out loud and underline any words you need to look up 2. Write any questions you have in the margins, the white space on the page 3. Put tricky parts into your own words in notes in the margins, the white space on the page IF ABSENCE WAS THE SOURCE OF SILENCE ©2019 by Reginald Dwayne Betts, from Felon, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, NY Optional Exercise: Questions for Comprehension 1. This poem’s title, “If Absence was the source of Silence

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