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Questions for Engaging Newstock (HW4)
Question 1: Newstok relies on/represents several other writers’ ideas in order to demonstrate how we might “think like Shakespeare.” Start by making a list of ALL the sources he mentions. Remember, he may have quoted them directly, paraphrased their ideas, referred to them as individuals or named them by the group they represent. Answer: A Read More …
Initial Response to Essay 1 Prompt (Informal)
Sullivan emphasizes the effects of deep reading, and how learning to love reading is essential in your college endeavors. On the other hand, Newstok emphasizes the positive effects of thinking “like Shakespeare”. Thinking like Shakespeare means learning to think critically, communicate clearly, collaborate, create, and be curious, as Newstok explains. When looking at the criteria Read More …
Double-Entry Format
Below are three double-entry formats based upon select passegs from Patrick Sullivan’s “An Open Letter to High School Students About Reading” (photos 1 and 3) and Scott L. Newstock’s “How to Think Like Shakespeare” (photo 2).
Sullivan Reading Questions (HW3)
CONTENT QUESTION #1: Sullivan refers to Kelly Gallagher’s concept “readicide” (para 15 ). What does the term mean? In “An Open Letter to High School Students about Reading,” author Patrick Sullivan admits that “teachers have probably created some of the aversion to reading that many students feel.” Educator Kelly Gallagher refers to this process as Read More …
5 Minute Warm-Up
My most challenging reading assignment in high school was the nonfiction literature that we had to read in a set amount of time and then write an essay about. It was difficult because we were asked to analyze the text while reading it in a short time and gathering enough information from annotations and memorization Read More …
