English 120:

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English 120 The Scholars Path
1. The Treasure Hunt reading other authors,
finding their best ideas.
2. Moving the Treasure summary, quotation,
paraphrase.
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summary
paraphrase
quotation
Shorten Clarify (the main ideas) Use your
own words Do not add ideas
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I saw that the best thing I could do was get
hold of a dictionaryto study, to learn some
words. I was lucky enough to reason also that I
should try to improve my penmanship. It was sad.
I couldnt even write in a straight line. It was
both ideas together that moved me to request a
dictionary along with some tablets and pencils
from the Norfolk Prison Colony school.

• ask for dictionary, tablets, pencils
• to study
• to learn words
• to improve penmanship

In this paragraph, Malcolm X decides to ask the
prison school for a dictionary and writing
materials. He wants to use these resources for
studying, learning new vocabulary, and enhancing
his handwriting (Malcolm X, p 2).
both ideas together that moved me to request a
dictionary (Malcolm x, p 2)
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questions challenges asks
The Lead-in Phrase
In this paragraph, the author states
explains claims observes says tells
us notes suggests argues
The author asserts inquires
predicts recalls supposes
wonders hints describes
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Every time I catch a plane, I have with me a
book that I want to readand thats a lot of
books these days. If I werent out here every day
battling the white man, I could spend the rest of
my life reading, just satisfying my
curiositybecause you can hardly mention anything
Im not curious about. I dont think
anybody ever got more out of going to prison than
I did. In fact, prison enabled me to study far
more intensively than I would have if my life had
gone differently and I had attended some college.
I imagine that one of the biggest troubles
with colleges is there are too many distractions,
too much panty-raiding, fraternities, and
boola-boola and all of that. Where else but in
prison could I have attacked my ignorance by
being able to study intensely sometimes as much
as fifteen hours a day?

• prison intense study
• college has too many distractions
• attacked my ignorance

• want to reada lot of books
• to satisfy his curiosity
• battling the white man

Where else but in prison could I have attacked
my ignorance by being able to study Intensely
(Malcolm, p 5).
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summary
paraphrase
quotation
Quote only what you need
Shorten Clarify (the main ideas) Use your
own words Do not add ideas
Quote very precisely
Remember the quotation marks
Do not add ideas
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• want to reada lot of books
• to satisfy his curiosity
• battling the white man

• prison intense study
• college has too many distractions
• attacked my ignorance

In this paragraph, Malcolm X explains
In this paragraph, Malcolm X explains that after
prison he took up the fight against white racism
and continued to read extensively to satisfy his
thirst for for knowledge. He realized that prison
allowed him to concentrate on his study and
combat his lack of knowledge more effectively
than a college would have. He was deeply
critical of the social diversions and
interruptions of colleges (Malcolm, p 4-5).
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1. Most Important Paragraph 10 SummaryIn
this paragraph, Malcolm X decides to ask the
prison school for a dictionary and writing
materials. He wants to use these resources for
studying, learning new vocabulary, and enhancing
his handwriting (Malcolm X, p 2).
Explanation I thought this was the most
important paragraph in the story because it
shows Quotation both ideas together moved
me to request a dictionary (Malcolm X, p 2).
2. Second Most Important Paragraph 10