During this round of annotations, I had not made as many text to self connections. However, I had improved by using more than one color when highlighting, and I would make notes/text to text comments wherever necessary. Compared to my first annotation this year, I have improved greatly by applying active reading to my notes and planning of each essay.
After comparing my annotations with my peers, I have noticed that I didn’t seem to grasp the concept of the chunking method. I had used small sections to “chunk” portions of information, but I had continuously practiced this throughout the chapter. Now that I know how my annotations should look, I will use the chunking method more efficiently.
“Many teens post information on social media that they think is funny or intended to give a particular impression to a narrow audience without considering how this same content might be read out of context”(Boyd 44) “Many teens today go online to socialize with friends they know from physical settings and to portray themselves in online contexts that are more tightly wedded to unmediated social communities.”(Boyd 38) “. . . .switching contexts online is more challenging than doing so in…
After reviewing my notes and annotations for Bain’s What the Best College Students Do, on chapter 2, “What Makes an Expert?”, I have noticed a tremendous amount of improvement in my active reading. Before this semester, my notes would have consisted primarily of highlights. Now, along with highlighting, I also am making comments, questions, suggestions, and most importantly, self connections. My goal to further improve my notes, is to be more organized and possibly add some color coordination, so that…
Podcast series Criminal, episode 49, “The Editor”, entails on the journey of a man who had found a source of realism, despite spending nearly 17 years in prison. Robin Woods, had been arrested after multiple accounts of burglary and theft. He had been exposed to lots of police brutality and racism within the prison systems, and had little hope towards his future. The prison that Woods had been held in offered a program that was referred to as “library call.”…
After listening to the Ted Talk, given by Carol Dweck, I had been given the opportunity to review her speech by reading a transcript and annotating the data in order to support data in an essay. I now realize that I should have focused more time into annotating with notes and highlights, for I only have two comments on my papers, both of which, are questions. The types of questions that I had written ask why and how the process…
