ENGL 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Lightdark
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Define significant parts and how they are related. Look for patterns of repetition and contrast and for anomalies. A lot of what passes for thinking is merely reacting: right/wrong, good/bad, loved it/hated it, couldn"t relate to it, boing. Responses like this are habits, reflexes of the mind. Focus on how you feel about the reading afterwards. A first move in conducting analysis is to delay judgment, especially of the agree/disagree, like/dislike kind. Reserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope. Move 2: define significant parts and how they are related. Rank them (specific parts) in order of importance. We need to train ourselves to attend closely to details. Becoming observant is not natural; it is learned. Notice and focus strategy: slow down not what do you think & what do you like or dislike but what do you notice? . Noticing and rhetorical analysis: to notice how information is delivered is to focus on its rhetoric.
