ENGL 015S Chapter 2: From Inquiry to Academic Writing: From Reading as a Writer to Writing as a Reader
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From reading as a writer to writing as a reader. Annotating- leaving your mark on the page. Critical reading- (active reading) distinguishing from memorization, reading for the main idea. Annotating: what your notes should look like. Read with a pen in hand, not a highlighter. Reading as a writer: analyzing a text rhetorically. How the writer sees the situation that calls for a response in writing. Situation- what moves a writer to write. Purpose- what the writer is trying to accomplish. Thesis/ main claim- the controlling idea, a writer"s main point. Minor claim- assertion requiring support, not justification. Audience- the readers whose opinions and actions the writer hopes to influence or change. Genre- type of writing, the formal argument. Identify the situation: identify the writer"s purpose, identify the writer"s claims, identify the writer"s audience. Writing as a reader: composing a rhetorical analysis. Analyze the way writers develop their ideas. Look critically at what works and what doesn"t.
