I'm not too sure about y'all, but I think zombies are pretty cool. However cool I think they are, I still realize that I must have a healthy respect for the undead and their uncanny ability to zone in on me and my ultimate demise. To prepare myself AND YOU, I think we should work on annotating as a way to read and prepare for writing....
Annotating=taking notes
BEFORE : note the title, author and what you think this will be about DURING : note confusing passages, vocab and write out connections and ?s AFTER reading : find the definitions and try to answer the questions
If you do all of this, yes, your reading time will SLLLLLOOOOWWW down, but you'll read on a deeper level, AND you'll have a treasure trove of IDEAS for writing essays.
Annotating is ONE way to brainstorm for an essay...what other ways do you know to brainstorm? How does brainstorming fit into the whole writing process? (EG Unit #1)
PS-for homework, you have TWO assignments, both due on Friday, Sept 3.
1. REVISE your diagnostic essay (if you missed class, email me). When you turn in your revision, please include the origninal draft as well as any other steps from the writing process that you took.
2. ANNOTATE the Zombie reading (again, if you missed class, email me). I will collect your annotations (on the handout) and give you credit for trying out this new process of reading (Oh, look, there's that "process" word again...must meant that reading is done in steps, just like writing).
**email me at Lynn.Roessner-Ankney@montgomerycollege.edu
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