HOMEWORK:  This assignment should be posted under “Discussions/Unit 1” and titled “Bunn Assignment”.

ANNOTATE:  In this article, Bunn says that his students suggest that the advice they would give to future students is that they “write yourself notes and summaries both during and after reading.” This is what’s known as annotating.  So, I’d like you to do that. Take out a piece of paper and a pen (or pencil) and have it beside you as you read.

Make at least five annotations — comments in the margins. These can be observations or questions, or simply summaries of the paragraphs. This annotation exercise is all about noticing what you notice!

WRITE:  a post of at least 300 words discussing the following questions. You can also post the picture of your notes from the reading in this same post:

  • In his article, Mike Bunn writes “You are already an author.” He’s talking to you.  What do you think he means by this? What are some of the things you write already?  (Hint: “Nothing” is not an acceptable answer.) Think of all of the ways you already use words in your everyday life. That’s authorship! How will that existing expertise help you in your college reading and writing career?
  • Was there anything you noticed in Bunn’s article that you would like to try to do in your own writing? What, in particular? Please be specific!