Academic Reading and Annotation

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Academic Reading and Annotation
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Two Kinds of Reading

• Social reading is reading for pleasure or
  survival.
• People and Sports Illustrated
• Academic reading is reading with a purpose.
• Reading furnishes the mind only with the
  materials for knowledge it is thinking which
  makes what we read ours.John Locke

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Academic Reading

• Read with a red pen in hand (annotation).
• Entails carrying on a dialogue with the writer
  (agreeing, disagreeing, connecting).
• Many students read passively, not actively.

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Two Types of Annotation

• Internalinside of the book (questions,
  clarification, underlining, circling)
• Externalnotes include information you can use
• (left side of note sheet)

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Reading Tips

• Set aside the time to read actively
• Silence is necessary
• Monitor reading speed
• Understand content!!!
• Be able to explain reading
• Read widely

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• The biggest difference between University and
  High School courses is the demand for increased
  reading!