Blog 2

Chapter three in this book was talking about how to read and actually understand your reading by using actual tools such as annotation and even re skimming headings and so on. It also talks about comprehending and evaluating your sources. And I personally have never been good at this type of reading and comprehension I’m more of a read the just remember kind of guy while this book says to highlight, write notes, and even go deeper into the author go research him and go see how reliable the information he or she is putting out there. The chapter continues and talks about how to then read out of the point of view of the writer how to see what they want you to see so you can fully understand the context of the text your reading. The chapter concludes with the last couple sections going on about reading as if you need to summarize or read as if you need to respond to questions. When you read you should be able to read so you can connect and summarize as if you were going to be tested or even had to write a paper on it.  (http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Annotation06_thumb.jpg)  

Then you will be able to fully understand and even be able to recite some of the information for future assignments. 

Chapter seven is about analytical writing. Analytical writings all start or pose a question then as you read you then get deeper into the question and even begin to find some answers.  The chapter then goes from analytical writings to analyzing different genres of writing like analytical, online based articles, and then multi media. But then after learning to analyze each of those sources or genres of writing then you learn how to compile all that information and write your own analytical paper with a question and information derived from your research and findings on each of those sources.  The book gives tips on how to pose your question in a strong way or how to frame your questioning. To then frame your paper to get your questioning across strong and in the right way that it will impact readers and spark there interest in your topic so they can continue research and possibly even teach you about your own questioning. The end of the chapter talks about how

now that you have this framed paper how to go about editing it and making it stronger to get your points across to the reader. It says to make sure it’s debatable; you are able to challenge your conclusion and to assess your frame work and your organization to make the paper stick out and worth reading.