Learning Outcome 3:
Examples of Active Reading:
The following images are examples of my active reading throughout the year
James Gee:
Christina Haas:
Framing Statement: Harvard professor Susan Gilroy says “Outlining enables you to see the skeleton of an argument: the thesis, the first point, and evidence ( and so on), through the conclusion”.(Gilroy) When reading, the best way to understand an essay is to engage in active reading. Tips like highlighting, circling important words, and writing comments help you fully understand and appreciate the written text. I have to disagree with Gilroy, I do not think that analyzing text makes me understand text more. I often find that it confuses me. I prefer actually talking about the text. Engaging with other people and hearing their opinions helps me understand any part of the text I was confused about. While I prefer conversing about the text, annotating does help me when writing essays. Annotating, I can highlight important quotes to help bring my point across. Since I have been actively reading all semester, looking back at my work, I can see how I have improved my active reading. Personally annotating does not help me understand the text as much as it would someone else, I do see it’s importance in the written Discourse.
