Chapter 46 Summary

Chapter 46, titled “Writing about text” gives us an idea on how to actively read a text and form a summary .A text could be an essay, articles, books, advertisements and even images. While you read, it is important to understand what point the author is trying to share with its readers. It is also important to actively engage yourself while reading. You want to highlight ideas that may provoke ideas or make you ask questions about certain statements. After you have read and make notes you should start an outline summarizing what you have taken away from the text. What has the author given you to write about? You may want to make a list of main points that support the authors thesis. Another way of showing your understanding of a text is to write an essay that analyzes it, which will briefly summarize the text but will focus on your own opinion of the writing.
“Writing about text” will definitely help me with the summaries we do each week. I think by the end of the semester I will have mastered the idea of annotating while reading. I have already learned in these few weeks that actively engaging myself while reading is a significant tool. Having a structured outline to reference back to while writing an essay will also be very helpful.