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The most essential parts of active reading are always focusing on an article and thinking more than just passively read, striving to enter into a dialogue with the editors. First, briefly look over the article and read the main points of it, at the same time the readers can also write down their ideas about the topic. These two steps are significant because the readers will be more spirited than usual, so that they can catch the editors’ central idea better and have a deeper understanding of it. Next, make marginal notes or comments. The example of a student’s notes on a poem well shows that take notes can help the readers recall where important points are discussed. Not only can they summarize the article and give assent, but also they can ask questions about it. Finally, the readers are encouraged to keep a reading journal of an essay or chapter in a reader’s own words because this can stimulate one’s own thinking. The given examples are two students’ journals, which show their critical thinking on a poem and their ideas combined with their specific

As she discusses her various observation she goes on to include research and other studies that serve to validate the observations to an even greater extent. Generally, when she makes conclusions based on her own observations it has been vetted by a number of other scholarly journals and articles. As an example, when she discusses the “tendency to place the onus of students’ underachievement on themselves” parenthetically she cites six separate ethnographies that support her observation (Valenzuela 1999 pg. 74). Weaving research into her field notes allows the reader to view Valenzuela’s observations as being authentic and

He presents the idea by comparing how most students are able to take in, “George Orwell’s writing on cultural meanings compared to the cogitations of Shakespeare.” In Graff’s closing sentence he writes, “Give me the student who writes a sharply argued, sociologically acute analysis of an issue in Source over the student who writes a lifeless explication of Hamlet.” He continues to explain this concept with his own experience with the love of sports and subconsciously developing the skills of creating an argument and backing up one’s

In this course activity, you will participate in a peer discussion about how literary or other artistic pursuits and governmental, religious, political, or social structures affect one another. Afterward, you will summarize the discussion and how it helped shape your thinking about your original ideas.

Talbot beings her essay with a relatable spokesperson by the name of Alex, who is a graduate from Harvard and establishing an informal and personal tone to her article. By creating a personal tone to begin her article she draws the reader’s attention by giving them someone to relate to was well as what Alex is going through. She gives the readers experiences

San Jacinto College (SJC) offers a large variety of classes for its students. It even has its own Honors Program that encourages students to challenge themselves by taking more rigorous courses. However, this program could use some improvements. One important issue is how few honors courses are available. San Jacinto College – South should increase the number and variety of honors classes provided to students.

In 2002, Rebekah Nathan, a cultural anthropologist, enrolled as a freshman in her own institution to conduct undercover research to better understand the undergraduate experience. Her observations and experiences are the basis for the book My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student.

William Carey University is a Baptist Christian college in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is a small, private college with an average acceptance rate. WCU is committed to providing a caring atmosphere to all students and encouraging students to keep God in mind at all times during their studies. The school was established in 1892. It was originally a boarding school for children. The school was completely destroyed by a fire in 1905. It was then rebuilt, and soon faced a second destructive fire. Finally, after picking up the pieces and building the college once more in 1911, it has remained standing and is now a co-ed University that many students call home.

As I was reading How to Read Literature Like a Professor, I was thinking about how much I have missed in the books I have read due to not knowing how to look for certain literary devices. Something as simple as not knowing how to read between the lines caused me to miss out on points the author was trying to make. Over the course of reading How to Read Literature Like a Professor, I have learned many ways to analyze literature that I did not know before.

In 2002, Rebekah Nathan, a cultural anthropologist, enrolled as a freshman in her own institution to conduct undercover research to better understand the undergraduate experience. Her observations and experiences are the basis for the book My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student.

The Texas A&M University Honors Program is much more than an ephemeral stepping stone towards medical school for me. While I am cognizant of the fact that I would be well prepared to achieve my goals even with a non-honors diploma, I recognize that the Honors Program would be an imperative step in my academic development and success. All throughout my life I have challenged myself to work towards excellence. Whether that be in sports, school, or my relationships with those around me, I have never chosen to settle because I realized I can accomplish so much more. The Honors Program will provide me with the tools necessary to thrive in a valuable environment of perpetual competition in which I will utilize the opportunities given to me in the

this book was to show the reader how to look at literature through a wide eye. To see

“It is through literature that we learn about life. Through literature we profit from the experiences of others, comparing them with our own.” - Bob Cameron

reading the works of other authors is vital to the growth of a writer. This allows the writer to

Literature comes in all forms; its basically everything around us. Movies, books, newspaper, songs, posters, magazines, these are examples of literature. Like the many forms of literature, it also has many purposes; literature is used as a source of entertainment, it in forms people, and it also enlightens them with knowledge. Ever since we entered school, we have constantly been questioned, asked to reflect upon what we read and to analysis what we read, watch and see. All we have been doing since day one had been analysing literature. Don’t you think there must be a reason for all these years of analysing everything? I’ve finally come to the conclusion that all those years of analysing was to prove to us the power of literature. To some extent literature has the power to refute and/or reinforce our prejudice and bias. Literature is able to do this because it is able to open us to the different social and cultural standing around the world, we can always connect with literature, it comes in many forms and it’s composed of facts.