Jail McDonough

Week 62: College Reading and Writing: t’ai freedom ford       t’ai freedom ford: 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      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 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. How does rhyme work in this poem? 2. What do you notice about the words? 3. How does the question/answer structure work?    Exercise: Summarize the poem       Write a pa

Week 61: College Reading and Writing: Philip Larkin     Philip Larkin: 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      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 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. How does sound work in this poem? 2. What kind of words are used? 3. What does the title teach the reader?    Exercise: Summarize the poem       Write a paragraph summarizing the