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Reading and Writing are Superpowers*
Time used to thoroughly understand a writing prompt and plan an approach to the assignment is well spent, but many college students skip this important part of the writing process to their detriment. UNE students can work with a professional or peer writing coach to learn how to analyze writing prompts. Here’s how we do Read More …
Active reading through annotation enables you to understand more, remember more, and most important do more with the texts you read. Have a quick read of my very short Marking Up Texts article, then compare your annotations on the Dweck piece to this page of my annotations. What do you notice?
I’ve been experimenting with sketch noting in the last couple of days. I like the way it enables me to emphasize the relationships between ideas and prioritize important ideas. I have to actively listen and interpret as I go, which improves my engagement, retention, and ability to do critical stuff with the ideas I’ve noted. Read More …
If you’re looking for a good note-taking system, consider this visual variation on the Cornell two- or three-column system.
Everyone gets stuck once-in-a-while when reading something new or complicated. What matters is how you work to resolve difficulties in reading comprehension. Readers who take a metacognitive approach to reading difficulties ultimately understand more and can do more with their reading. Here are two tools from Schoenbach, Greenleaf, and Murphy’s Reading Apprenticeship approach that can Read More …
Watch a pro annotate a text, and talk through her annotations. In the video below, Professor Lisa Giles explains how she goes about marking up a reading for improved comprehension, and to prepare to write about it. Professor Giles is a poet, essayist, and professor teaching writing and literature at the University of Southern Maine.
This image of my annotations of Sherman Alexei’s “Superman and Me” will open to full size on a click, so you can actually see my annotations. NOTE: You can do the same on your images by setting the “Link To” setting of the image to “Media File.” Have a look at what I did to Read More …
