Jail McDonough

Week 51: College Reading and Writing: Jamaal May and Dan Gross Jamaal May and Dan Gross: 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 thirty-third poem and response in the book today, starting on page 115. 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. How does tone work in this poem? 2. What is the role of “joke” (May 115)? 3. What does “funny” mean (May...

Debra Marquart and Jacob and Darchel Mohler: 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 thirty-second poem and response in the book today, starting on page 112. 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. How does sound work in this poem? 2. What is the role of “you” (Marquart 112-113)? 3. Why is “silence” important in this poem (Marquart 112-113)? ...