6.2.1.2 - Aggressive Annotation and Active Engagement
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Practice Questions
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What does aggressive annotation encourage readers to do?
💡 Hint: Think about active vs. passive reading.
Name one form of annotation.
💡 Hint: Consider different ways to mark up a text.
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What does aggressive annotation involve?
💡 Hint: Think about ways to interact directly with the text.
True or False: Rhetorical appeals are only present in literary texts.
💡 Hint: Reflect on where you’ve seen persuasion in different media.
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Select a paragraph from a non-literary text and annotate it aggressively. Write a summary of the key rhetorical devices and their intended effects.
💡 Hint: Think about how you would highlight emotional language or factual claims.
After reading an unfamiliar poem, create a detailed outline based on your annotations and brainstorm connections you could make in a commentary.
💡 Hint: What underlying themes connect the imagery used in the poem?
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