ENGL 123 Week 3 Discussion 1 | Assignment Help | Embry Riddle Aeronautical-University

ENGL 123 Week 3 Discussion 1 | Assignment Help | Embry Riddle Aeronautical-University

Module 3 Discussions - Reading as a Believer

 

'Reading with the grain' means reading to understand what the author is saying. This is the way we read most of the time. This tests comprehension. It is important to accurately understand an author's position and arguments before trying to respond with our own ideas. Reading with the grain is reading as a believer. This exercise lets you practice reading with the grain.

1.    Read Chapter 5; stop at page 92 "Understanding Strong Response Writing" (Ramage, et al.).

2.    Summarize the following piece of writing in no more than 35 words and post your summary.


             Peer review is an excellent way for students to help each other become better writers. To guide students in giving useful feedback, here are three suggestions:

             Choose a favorite sentence. Ask the writer to mark a favorite sentence in his or her own piece; this motivates careful re-reading. Ask the student responder to do the same; this is a simple way to bring about encouraging feedback.

             Identify juicy verbs. Have students trade drafts, circle all the verbs in a section or passage, and suggest more informative ones. Sharpening verbs sharpens thinking and also helps develop a vocabulary appropriate to the discipline.

             Pay attention to the curiosity response. Have students read each other's work, marking places that provoke a desire or need for more information or discussion. In the margin, the reader should say what he or she would like to know more about.

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