Sebastian Junger’s article, “Combat High” from the chapter, “Reading in College
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Assignment 2: Putting it All Together
In
the textbook reading for this module, you will explore active reading
strategies. Reading actively will help you to become a more careful writer. Use
these strategies to complete this assignment.
Complete
the following:
- Review Sebastian Junger’s
article, “Combat High” from the chapter, “Reading in College.” Then,
examine it again using the features in the digital textbook that allow you
to highlight and make notes.
- Use the Make Highlight feature
to indicate the following elements. Then, use the Add Note feature
to label each of them:
- Thesis statement
- Main idea(s) for each body
paragraph
- Key details
- Once you have finished
highlighting and annotating, select all of your highlights and notes from
the Notes column on the left side of your digital
textbook screen. Copy and paste them into a Microsoft Word document.
- On the next page(s) of your
document, use your highlighted information to develop a graphic organizer
to summarize the essay's main points. You can do this using the Insert
Shapes feature of the Word document.
- After you complete reading,
highlighting, and developing the graphic organizer, write a paragraph
explaining the following:
- Was this process useful to
you?
- Did it help you with reading
comprehension?
- Do you think it will help you
to be more organized when you write?
- Was it time consuming?
- Will you use this in the
future?
Compile
the graphic organizer and analysis in a document in Word format. Apply APA
standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming
convention:
