How do we read actively, with pen in hand?
- look for words to look up
- annotate each paragraph
- to say what it’s about
- to say what it’s doing
- what are your thoughts–maybe paragraph by paragraph
- write a summary
- questions:
- what questions do you have?
- what questions could the final exam ask?
- Question A: 1-names the title, author(s), short summary; 2-your task: agree or disagree with a specific claim from the reading; 3-write a thesis-driven essay; 4-use any evidence; 5-use evidence from the text [include at least one quotation and explain how it relates to your argument]
- addresses the central argument
